David Hundeyin’s report linking us to Boko Haram is fake news — NASCO
NASCO Group has never funded terrorism, the company says in response to a report alleging so.
Investigative journalist David Hundeyin had published a report alleging that late NASCO boss Ahmed Nasreddin teamed up with Islamists to bankroll Boko Haram and other terror groups.
But NASCO, in a statement on Tuesday, described the report as “fake, malicious and mischievous”. NASCO did not threaten to sue the author. It only asserted that “the truth will prevail”.
“We state categorically that we have never and will never be sponsor any criminal act, organisation, or violence of any kind that will disrupt the peace and tranquillity of the Nigerian state or any country in the world,” the statement read.
“A detailed examination by the United Nations Security Council and the US Government totally exonerated NASCO’s late founder, Dr Ahmed Nasreddin, and his business interests of all allegations.
“It was clearly established that NASCO was never at any time associated with the sponsorship of terrorism — directly or indirectly — anywhere in the world.
“…a similar investigation was done by the National Intelligence Agency of Nigeria, where it also came to the same conclusion, thereby exonerating our late founder and NASCO Group of any act or complicity in the sponsorship of terrorism in Nigeria or any other country.
“NASCO can also categorically affirm that it has never been associated with nor had business dealings with any of the persons mentioned in the false report.
“NASCO Group is one of the leading companies in Nigeria, with an acknowledged legacy of working towards the economic growth and development of the nation, while positively impacting the lives of millions of people.
“Since 1963, the company has been committed to best practices in the manufacturing of quality products of international standards.
“We, therefore, firmly reject this false report which was done in a clearly orchestrated manner with malicious intent aimed at causing commercial damage to our successful brands.”
