Mike Akhigbe Is Alive – Navy Comments Misleading Report

Nigerian Navy on Monday urged the public to disregard the story that Vice-Adm. Mike Akhigbe, a former Navy Chief of Staff, has died.
The Director of Navy Information, Commodore Kabir Aliyu, called the media report regarding Akhigbe's death misleading.

“The Naval Headquarters has made concerted efforts to authenticate the story with the admiral’s family in the U.S. and it was found out that the admiral is alive,’’ the statement said.

The statement also noted that the report appeared on the front page of a national newspaper. The repor

ter who filed the story did not cross-check the facts with Akhigbe's family before publishing the information. It caused the family and Nigerians in general unnecessary embarrassment.
The statement reads that journalists should check their stories with relevant authorities, especially when it concerns the death of prominent citizens.


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