Bashir Ahmad, the personal assistant on new media to President Muhammadu Buhari has described as fake news a voice note that the President and his Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari have been flown abroad for COVID-19 treatment.
Reacting to the news, Ahmad said the voice note was deliberately recorded to cause chaos and fear among citizens.
In a tweet on Thursday, he wrote, “The voice note that President Buhari and Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari have been secretly flown out of the country is totally untrue.
“It was intentionally recorded to cause chaos and fear. This fake news was originated and being circulated by one Jackson Ude.”
FAKE NEWS ALERT: The voice note that President @MBuhari and Chief of Staff, Abba Kyari have been secretly flown out of the country is totally UNTRUE. It was intentionally recorded to cause chaos and fear. This fake news was originated and being circulated by one @jacksonpbn.
— Bashir Ahmad (@BashirAhmaad) March 26, 2020
In the voice note making the rounds, a lady claimed that the President and his Chief of Staff were sneaked out of the country for treatment.
She also claimed that the Presidency was shopping for pilots and they called a pilot who happens to be her friend’s husband.
