Media personality Noble Igwe has defended Nigeria’s 112 emergency number following a failed attempt to demonstrate how it works during a live television programme.
The incident happened on Channels Television’s Politics Today during an interview with Alwan Hassan, a member of the APC Presidential Campaign Council.
During the programme, Hassan cited the 112 emergency number as one of the achievements of the Tinubu administration. Presenter Seun Okinbaloye then asked him to demonstrate how the number works by placing a call on air.
However, the call failed to connect despite attempts to reach the emergency line.
Reacting to the incident, Noble Igwe said Nigerians were judging the emergency number too quickly, arguing that it was designed for actual emergencies and not necessarily for a demonstration on live television.
In a post, he said :
“Nigerians are behaving like they know it all, 112 is only active in an emergency situation and that was no emergency.
The fact that it failed on National TV does not mean that it will fail you, it may not connect in the first few days.”
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