The special adviser to Nigerian president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on information and strategy, Bayo Onanuga, has dismissed claims circulating online that kitchen staff at Aso Rock were arrested or attempted to poison President Bola Tinubu.
In a terse post on his X account on Sunday, Onanuga described the report as fake. “No Aso Rock kitchen staff arrested. No Aso Rock kitchen staff attempted to poison President Tinubu.
Please ignore this fake news being disseminated by this video,” Onanuga said.
The rumour, which gained traction on platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and X, earlier on Sunday, was fuelled by a 90-second video which had become viral.
The footage, a montage of unrelated scenes, including kitchen preparations, meetings with individuals in traditional attire, and vehicles arriving at a government building, features a voiceover narrating a story of an alleged security breach.
In the video, the narrator claims: “Today we examine reports surrounding the shocking arrest of a presidential chef over an alleged plot to poison President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, an incident that has prompted swift intervention by a special police squad and triggered heightened security measures within the presidential environment.
“According to preliminary information from security sources, the arrest followed intelligence alerts suggesting suspicious activities connected to food preparation procedures within restricted areas linked to presidential operations.
“Authorities moved quickly after receiving credible reports that indicated a possible threat to the safety of the president, leading to a coordinated investigation involving specialised security personnel tasked with protecting national leadership.
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