A non-governmental organisation Generations for Peace (GFP) says fake news stokes the embers of conflicts and violence in Kaduna State.
The group, however, said that it had taken strategic steps to stem the spread of fake news through proper and timely propagation of right information on issues related to communities prone to violence in the state.
“Kaduna State has a long history of religious and ethnic conflicts, and despite the efforts of the mass media in mobilising, informing, educating and enlightening the people, so as to bring harmony and tolerance amongst all sections of the state, fake and inciting news is also a major societal dilemma in building peace and co-existence.”
The NGO said it was its utmost hope that, together with the media, they would be able to identify the causes of fake news and strategic action and steps to take to address its spread.