Pantami Never on US Watchlist - Presidency Reacts to Alleged Tie of Minister Terrorist Groups
Category: Nigeria News
Bashir Ahmad, Personal Assistant to President
Muhammadu Buhari
on New Media, on Monday, denied reports that United States government has
placed Nigeria’s Minister of Communications, Isa Pantami on terror
watch-list.
Reports had emerged on Sunday that Pantami had been placed on the list over
alleged ties with Boko Haram leader.
The report claimed that the minister was said to be a close confidant of the
late Mohammed Yusuf, the late leader of Boko Haram.
It also claimed that Pantami had ties with Abu Quatada al Falasimi and other
Al-Qaeda leaders whom he revered and spoke highly of.
But reacting, Bashir in a tweet described the report as ‘fake news.’
He maintained that the Minister has never been on any US watchlist.
He wrote, ”You have just endorsed a fake report without verifying. For your
information @DrIsaPantamihas never been on any US watchlist.”
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