Presidency Pushes Back Against Claims of Tinubu’s Convoy Attack in Abuja

The Presidency has rejected reports that President Bola Tinubu’s convoy came under attack from angry youths shortly after he attended Friday prayers at the Shehu Shagari Central Mosque in Area 1, Garki, Abuja.

O’tega Ogra, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Digital Engagement, Strategy and New Media, challenged the reports after videos allegedly showing youths throwing stones at a presidential convoy circulated widely on social media.

The controversy gained attention after former Kogi West Senator and African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain, Dino Melaye, shared footage purportedly showing a group of youths throwing objects at vehicles believed to be part of the President’s motorcade.

Some individuals in the video were also heard chanting “Ba ma yi, ba ma so”, Hausa expressions meaning “we do not want you” and “we do not support you”.

In response, Ogra released a separate video showing Tinubu leaving the mosque after observing the Juma’at prayer.

The President, dressed in a white traditional outfit and black cap, was seen acknowledging people who gathered around him and taking photographs as he made his way towards his official vehicle.

In his reaction, Ogra described the circulating narrative as misleading and accused opposition supporters of promoting a false account of the President’s visit.

He maintained that the footage he released showed the President departing the mosque after the prayers.