'Tinubu was not attacked' - Presidency blasts video of stones thrown at convoy in Abuja

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The Presidency has travel retired to rubbish the communicative that immoderate youths attacked the convoy of President Bola Tinubu successful Abuja.

The assertion came aft a video started going circular connected Friday, showing a radical of young men throwing stones astatine a motorcade galore believed belonged to the President.

Reacting to the clip, the Senior Special Assistant to the President connected Digital Engagement, Strategy and New Media, O'tega Ogra, said what was being shared online is false.

According to him, the video does not bespeak what really took spot aft the President observed Juma'at prayers astatine the Shagari Central Mosque successful Area 1.

In the trending clip, immoderate of the youths could beryllium heard shouting "Ba ma yi, ba ma so." In Hausa, that means "we bash not privation you, we bash not enactment you." They were besides seen throwing stones successful the absorption of the convoy.

Ogra said the full communicative was enactment unneurotic by the opposition.

He took to his X leafage connected Friday to stock a antithetic video. The caller footage showed Tinubu coming retired of the mosque aft prayers, waving astatine supporters and walking calmly to his authoritative car.

The President was seen successful a achromatic outfit with a achromatic headdress carrying his accepted insignia. Supporters astir him were waving and taking pictures arsenic helium moved.

"Contrary to the communicative being pushed by the opposition, with v...

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