Kebbi State Commissioner for Information and Culture, Alhaji Yakubu Ahmed, has dismissed reports of the emergence of a new insurgent group in the state known as “Sai Malam.”
Ahmed stated this while leading a high-level media delegation on a courtesy visit to the Managing Director of the News Agency of Nigeria, Malam Ali M. Ali, in Abuja on Tuesday.
He described the claim as “an outright lie” and a calculated act of misinformation ahead of the 2027 general elections.
The commissioner also dismissed a media report alleging that more than 130 children die daily in the state due to a high child mortality rate, describing it as false.
According to him, investigations by relevant security agencies revealed that the group being referred to as “Sai Malam” consists of young people involved in cybercrime and online extortion.
