JIBWIS Trains Digital Influencers While Firmly Disowning Malicious Viral Video

JIBWIS Trains Digital Influencers While Firmly Disowning Malicious Viral Video

Jamaatu Izalatil Bidiah wa Iqamatis Sunnah has reaffirmed its unalloyed commitment to national peace, security, and ethical communication, coupling a major digital capacity-building initiative with an unequivocal disassociation from a misleading viral video. 

The prominent Islamic organization today (Monday) convened a high-level national seminar and workshop in Kaduna specifically designed to train its social media influencers on combating fake news, disinformation, and malinformation, while instilling core journalistic standards of verification and professionalism.

Addressing participants at the opening ceremony in Kaduna, the National Chairman of JIBWIS, Sheikh Abdullahi Bala Lau, emphasized that the dissemination of unverified claims runs counter to divine injunctions in the Holy Quran, which mandate rigorous fact-checking before sharing information. 

Seizing the moment to address a matter of urgent public concern, Sheikh Bala Lau formally distanced the organization from a circulating video clip depicting an individual wearing the JIBWIS First Aid Group uniform and maki

ng reckless statements about acquiring rifles to go to Enugu. Categorically stating that JIBWIS maintains zero tolerance for criminality or non-state actors, he declared that the organization has never associated with terrorists or criminal elements. 

He urgently called upon intelligence and security agencies to track down, apprehend, and thoroughly interrogate the individual in the footage to uncover the truth behind the provocative stunt.

Reinforcing this position, the National Chairman warned that JIBWIS will not stand idly by while bad actors attempt to tarnish the hard-earned reputation of an institution that has dedicated decades to fostering peace, unity, justice, and religious harmony across Nigeria. 

Echoing these sentiments, the National Secretary, Sheikh Kabiru Haruna Gombe, explained that the workshop serves as a vital preemptive measure to upgrade the capacity of digital advocates ahead of the 2027 electioneering campaigns, ensuring that fact and verified reporting remain the bedrock of their online engagement. He also urged Nigerians to pray fervently for a hitch free Campaigns and elections across the country.

Adding his voice to the discourse, the Chairman of the JIBWIS Council of Ulamah, Sheikh Dr. Ibrahim Jalo Jalingo, emphased that absolute accuracy, fairness, and truthfulness must guide every message published in the name of the organization.