Responding to the accusation based on the WhatsApp message, the defense noted that in another message, one journalist said the rebels were coming to "threaten the peace".
Ní ìfèsìpadà sí ẹ̀sùn náà látàrí iṣẹ́-ìjẹ́ orí WhatsApp, ní èyí tí akọ̀ròyìn kan sọ wí pé àwọn ọlọ́tẹ̀ náà ń bọ̀ wá "dí àlàáfíà lọ́wọ́ ".