Popular comedian, Cute Abiola, is not missing, the Nigerian Navy High Command has said.
A statement by Commodore Suleman Dahun, on behalf of the Chief of Naval Staff, says the comedian who is naval personnel is in its custody for his refusal to obey particular order.
The statement titled, ‘Cute Abiola Is Not Missing’, reads:
“The attention of the Nigerian Navy has been drawn to an online newstory which claims that naval personnel, OSCOMP Abdulgafar AA, who incidentally is a popular comedian known as Cute Abiola, has gone missing.
“The Nigerian Navy wishes to categorically debunk this false news report currently trending online.
“OSCOMP Abdulgafar is currently under custody in his unit for breaching the Armed Forces Social Media Policy and refusal to obey particular orders.
“The Nigerian Navy wishes to avail itself of this incident to remind its personnel to comply with the provisions of the Armed Forces Social Media Policy in their usage of social media platforms.
“The Policy, amongst others, is emplaced to protect their personal safety and security as well as the information integrity of the activities of the Armed Forces of Nigeria.”
Prompt News Online recalls that Mr. Macaroni, a comedian had raised an alarm on his Instagram page that Cute Abiola was missing.