Mr. Omokri has the reputation of being government’s online marksman

Reno Omokiri, a close aide of Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan, is wound up in a massive scandal after the digital footprint of a slanderous write-up against the recently suspended governor of the Central Bank, Sanusi Lamido, was traced to his computer.

Mr. Omokri, Special Assistant to the President on New Media, is believed to have used a pseudonym, Wendell Simlin, to circulate an article that tried to link the recent spike in Boko Haram attack to the suspension of the CBN governor, Lamido Sanusi.

The article tried to use a purported historical framework to draw contextual relationship between the suspended CBN governor and Boko Haram attacks.

“Given the quantum of funds that were appropriated by the Sanusi-led CBN on non banking related activities and donations, and the strong desire that he and Alhaji Umaru Abdul Mutallab have for proselytizing Islam as well as their circumstantial links to terror (Sanusi via Gideon Akaluka and Mutallab via his son) it is not such a leap for them to facilitate the activities of terrorists,” the article read in part.

The article was circulated to bloggers and journalists on Wednesday with the third party email address, wendellsimlin@yahoo.com , but an analysis of the document’s metadata revealed that Reno Omokri authored it.

The document’s digital signature shared a 100 percent resemblance with that of others PREMIUM TIMES had received from Mr. Omokri in the past. The document was created by Mr. Omokri or someone else who used his Hewlett Packard computer at 10:01 on Wednesday. Sixteen minutes after it was created, the document was printed and revised once before it was sent out at 11:54 using the Wendell Simlin’s email address. The email was sent out using the Nigerian government’s official internet service provider, Galaxy Backbone, from Abuja, Feyi Fawehimi who first investigated the mail told PREMIUM TIMES.

The revelation of the potential scandal angered Nigerians on social media with many calling for his sack. Mr. Omokri who claims to be a pastor, often posting gospel tips on twitter, is criticized for failing morally and acting criminally by trying to blame Mr. Sanusi for terrorist milling less than 48 hours after members of the Boko Haram sect murdered young students in their hostels.

“If it is true that this guy tried to capitalize on this tragedy by forging documents to implicate somebody else, pressure should be placed on the presidency to fire him,” Pius Adesanmi, a professor of English and respected social critic said on his Facebook page.

Mr. Omokri has the reputation of being government’s online marksman. He is believed to be President Jonathan’s coordinator of internet trolls and leads the government’s social media onslaught on opposition parties and critics of the administration.

“Some of us who know him know he establishes spurious online accounts to malign opposition,” Tolu Ogunlesi, a journalist, said. "It is something we know he does,” another blogger said.

The “grave” attitudinal deficiency exposed by Mr. Reno’s email shows a great danger ahead of Nigeria’s 2015 elections, critics say, arguing that it is an indication that the President Goodluck Jonathan-led administration would rather reap politically from the killing than put an end to it. "Rather than solving the Boko Haram problem, he is using it for political gains,” Mr. Fawehimi said. “It is quite low and depressing.”

Mr. Omokri is yet to respond to PREMIUM TIMES’ request for comments as at the time of publishing this report. Aso Rock spokespersons, Reuben Abati and Doyin Okupe, also did not answer or return calls made to them repeatedly by our reporter.

https://www.premiumtimesng.com/news/155838-presidency-under-fire-for-cooking-up-document-linking-sanusi-to-boko-haram-insurgency.html

When will this impostor ever come back to the country after he ran away since Jonathan lost the election?!
He just hid behind his Techno phone making noise everyday everywhere online.
Coward chicken!

How is this useless post positively affecting the prices of commondities in Nigeria?


Kai Barber, back to Daura is sure for you.

SAI BABA WE know.....

Firefire:
How is this useless post positively affecting the prices of commondities in Nigeria?


Kai Barber, back to Daura is sure for you.

Yes he will retire to Daura in 2023

Reno reno no no no

I really feel sorry for the brainwashed elements supportng the lifeless one.

Firefire:
How is this useless post positively affecting the prices of commondities in Nigeria?


Kai Barber, back to Daura is sure for you.

Nobody knows whether it would, but the point is to show you the manner of man calling others odious.

MalcoImX:
Nobody knows whether it would, but the point is to show you the manner of man calling others odious.

ok, seen. I give no credence to those sets of fools called advisers.

Seems MalcolmX isbunder pressure from BMC IS to perform or be shown the way out because I noticed he has been opening meaningless threads for no reason

last i checked Reno is not contesting any election, what do you guys want to achieve with this?

truly,APC is really confuse

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Firefire:
How is this useless post positively affecting the prices of commondities in Nigeria?


Kai Barber, back to Daura is sure for you.

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Tomorrow you will yap PMB divided Nigerians when you are the same people who use divisive rhetorics and fake news to create enemity against opponents.

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NigerDeltan:
last i checked Reno is not contesting any election, what do you guys want to achieve with this?

truly,APC is really confuse

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He is part of the campaign of Atiku, this information will be very relevant when campaigning in the North that Atiku works with divisive people who label Northern leaders as terrorists

Sanusi &muslim elites provided direct&indirect suport 4BH. Sanusi presentd a paper claimin BH is a protest against 13%

Stalwert:
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[s]Tomorrow you will yap PMB divided Nigerians when you are the same people who use divisive rhetorics and fake news to create enemity against opponents[/s].

Fake post.

SarkinYarki:
Seems MalcolmX isbunder pressure from BMC IS to perform or be shown the way out because I noticed he has been opening meaningless threads for no reason

People who think it is by false information, scare tactics, propaganda and divisive politics that they'll get leadership positions in the country must be exposed for who they are. They are fighting for nobody but themselves. Exposing them is what everyone one with conscience must do.

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Whem will this impostor ever come back to the country after he ran away since Jonathan lost the election?!
He just hid behind a computer making noise everyday everywhere online.
Coward chicken!

Just the same way you are hiding behind a smartphone to defend a failed government every second of your wretched life...
Talking about imposter, who else is the greatest imposter other than Jubril Aminu Al-Sudani, the idiot from Sudan that is occupying Aso rock in disguise?

GOD BLESS OUR PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI .
Ignoring them kill them more!

Flattino:

Yes he will retire to Daura in 2023

Best response of the weekend!

Stalwert:
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He is part of the campaign of Atiku, this information will be very relevant when campaigning in the North that Atiku works with divisive people who label Northern leaders as terrorists

hahahaha...very funny

Why not tell the people what Buhari has achieve since 2015 instead

[quote author= post=72837702]SAI BABA WE know.....[/quote

Name 1 campaign promise fulfilled by PMB to qualify him for second term ?

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Nobody needs to tell you anything. The good people of Nigeria, whose private and local economies were revamped and uplifted don't need any convincing on who is their man.

Let me give you an example. A local roadside vulcanizer tells me that for all his time being in this menial work, he has never received any aid but from the government of Buhari. Notice that to him, nobody is mentioned but Buhari - not the Shagaris, the Objs, the Yaraduas or the Jonathans, but just Buhari.

These are the types of endorsements (unsolicited) that some bankers may even consider as a collateral.

And, need I tell you who this local man and his ilks would vote?

Thank for posting all this news. I am sure Ipob n Igbos now understand a little bit of what they are against. I am saving it all for my records.

Omokri the 'pastor.'

Omokri is yet to respond to PREMIUM TIMES’ request for comments as at the time of publishing this report. Aso Rock spokespersons, Reuben Abati and Doyin Okupe, also did not answer or return calls made to them repeatedly by our reporter.

Omokri did not respond to this allegations then, nor is he willing to do that now, or anytime soon.

He's ever ready to open his mouth on anything under the sun but this one.

These are the types of fraudulent people who wants to claim moral high ground in Nigeria, because their cunning ways are not seen by many gullible and impressionable minds.