AGF Explains Why He Announced Nnamdi Kanu’s Arrest in Hausa Language.

The minister of Justice Abubakar Malami has received some backlashes after a viral video emerged where he was seen to have announced the rearrest of Nnamdi Kanu in Hausa Language.

Some Nigerians who saw the viral video clip where the Minister was speaking in Hausa language had condemned the action of Malami saying by his actions, he gave preference to one ethnic group above another.

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However, speaking with DAILY INDEPENDENT, Dr. Umar Gwandu, the Minister’s spokesperson, said his principal first addressed the media in English language but later spoke in Hausa following the request of international media stations, such as the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) who broadcast their programmes in Hausa.

He said after speaking in English, the stations had appealed to the Minister to also speak in Hausa language for the effect of soundbite.“If you have any journalist who attended the press conference, you can call him to verify.

He (Malami) first spoke in English language but because there was BBC Hausa and other international media stations that broadcast their programmes in Hausa language at that press conference, these stations asked for insert because of the essence of soundbite and the minister obliged them by speaking in Hausa.

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Radio station is different from newspaper or television.“The Minister spoke in Hausa, which is one of the three major languages in Nigeria because he understood and can speak the language. He would have done the same if he can speak Igbo and Yoruba too. Non-English speakers should not be denied access to news,” he said.