‘Cute Abiola’ not missing but arrested, in custody – Navy
*Says news about him missing fake
*Explains why he was arrested
By BASHIR ADEFAKA
The Nigerian Navy has said that the news report by some online newspapers (excluding The DEFENDER) that one of his personnel, OSCOMP Abdulgafar AA, who is also a popular comedian known as Cute Abiola, is missing is fake news.
In a two-paragraph statement on behalf of Chief of the Naval Staff signed by the Navy Director of Public Relations, Commodore Suleiman Dahun, and copy of which was sent to The DEFENDER mid-Wednesday, the Armed Forces organisation categorically debunked the report it noted was currently trending online.
The Navy revealed that Abdulgafar, who as naval personnel is bound by rules of the military, breaches a policy of the Armed Forces on the use of social media and has been under custody for that reason.
It said, “OSCOMP Abdulgafar is currently under custody in his unit for breaching the Armed Forces Social Media Policy and refusal to obey particular orders.
“The Nigerian Navy wishes to avail itself this incident to remind its personnel to comply with the provisions of the Armed Forces Social Media Policy in their usage of social media platforms.
“The policy, amongst others, is emplaced to protect their personal safety and security as well as the information integrity of the activities of the Armed Forces of Nigeria,” Navy Commodore Suleiman Dahun said in the statement he signed for Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo.
