The Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) has refuted rumours of the death of its Managing Director, Ali Nuhu.
Reports of the actor and filmmaker’s demise circulated on the internet on Monday after a Facebook user, Ifeoma Chigbo, posted a video claiming that he had died.
She also expressed hope that the report was false.
Subsequently, a second social media post emerged, alleging that Nuhu had died in a car crash.
Responding in a statement issued on Monday evening, the NFC’s Director of Public Affairs, Brian Etuk, called the reports “false and malicious,” affirming that Nuhu is “alive, well, and fully carrying out his responsibilities.”
“The attention of the Nigerian Film Corporation (NFC) has been drawn to the purported passing of Dr. Ali Nuhu, its current Managing Director/Chief Executive, being orchestrated within the social media space; and wishes to officially and unambiguously inform the general public that the reports, including videos laced with the pictures of Dr. Ali Nuhu, are not only malicious and injurious but false in their entirety.
“Dr. Ali Nuhu is alive, well, and discharging the responsibilities of the office of NFC’s Chief Executive, having been appointed by His Excellency, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) on February 12, 2024.
“NFC wishes to draw the attention of perpetrators of these uncouth and dastardly acts, including their sponsors, to the dire and unmistakable consequences of their actions, no matter the innocuousness of their intent.
“Meanwhile, appropriate measures have been initiated to arrest this ugly, baleful, and unsatisfactory conduct and trend.
“NFC appreciates the genuine concerns expressed by the general public, private, and public sector stakeholders as a result of the above,” the statement reads.
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