Libel And Plagiarism: The Nation Newspaper To Promulgate An Immediate Retraction Over Misinformation On Ogunmola's Report


 

THE PRESS COUNCIL, (Nigeria Union of Campus Journalists, NUCJ) RUFUS GIWA POLYTECHNIC, OWO CHAPTER

Sequel to the sham information that has gone viral on the internet over the recent incident that happened to two students of accountancy, HD2 of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State (RUGIPO), Seun Ogunmola and Deborah Iyanuoluwa since Wednesday, 11th till the death of Seun Ogunmola on Sunday, 22nd of July, 2018.

Consequently of the misinformation published by the Nation Newspaper on Tuesday, 24th of July, 2018 and their official website - www.thenationonlineng.net/students-tackle-sars-over-colleagues-death by Eniola Olurankinse and Abiola Ogundele on the Thursday, 26th of July, 2018.

Confidently, the Nation Newspaper plagiarize our report - https://mobile.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1014443618738376&id=100005182412821&refid=12&ref=notif&notif_t=appeal_content_block_message_create&__tn__=%2As by Michael Isiaka and Tosin Ayekodogba on Sunday, 22nd of July, 2018, corncerning the incident, and proceeded to falsely pronounced Deborah to be the late Seun's girlfriend and noted the deceased to be responsible for her pregnancy which is not included in RUGIPO Press Council's report.

The medium went to the extreme of attributing the misinformation to an account of the same eye witness, Comr Samuel Dada, who interacted only with our Journalist in an exclusive telephone interview over the incident in our previous report.

Moreover, it was also stated via the medium that Samuel falsely solicited another money for Seun's second surgery without any critical evidence to prove their interaction with him.

Yet, Samuel Dada was attributed to the sham which is legally considered as an act of libel and plagiarism which apparantly attracts a tremendous penalty under the law of the Federal Republic of Nigeria and as against the Nigeria Union of Journalist (NUJ) code.

The misinformation has gone along way to tarnish the reputation of the late Seun Ogunmola, Comr. Dada Samuel, Deborah and our noble Council.

The RUGIPO Press Coucil hereby solemnly call on the mdium for an immediate retraction over the prior report published on Seun Ogunmola and Deborah Iyanuoluwa ordeal to address the misinformation aforementioned with immediate effect or else legal action shall be taken.

The retraction should connote an apology to the deceased and his family, Deborah Iyanuoluwa and her family, Comr Dada Samuel, RUGIPO Press Council and fans, and the general public or otherwise, tender their evidence(s) that proved their interaction with Dada Samuel.

And inability to provide that shall otherwise propel commesurable legal actions.

We, thereby, beseech the general public to debunk this kind of misinformation published on websites, Blogs nor any other medium.

Nevertheless, necessary measures is being taken by the Council's disciplinary committee and stakeholders to apprehend Plagiarists and Libelists, and shall be sued.

In regards to Copyright, the council's consent must be procured before the usage of our materials by any individual or organization.

With all modesty, the impeccable RUGIPO Press Council is never a supporter of any political candidate nor would propagate sham news, Secrecy and Objectivity is our watchword.
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Isiaka Michael O.
EDITOR - IN - CHIEF / SOCIAL MEDIA HANDLER
RUGIPO Press Council
08102228817


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