in the social media space regarding alleged harassment of President
Muhammadu Buhari by members of the proscribed Indigenous People of
Biafra in Japan.
In a statement on Monday, the presidency through Femi Adesina stated
that the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group has had
nothing to do with President Muhammadu Buhari since he arrived Yokohama,
Japan, on Monday.
Mr Adesina said that Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora are urged to
disregard concocted stories, backed with spurious visuals, of any
protest or harassment of the President and his team.
He said, “It is the stock-in-trade of hate mongers, who do not realize
that the rest of Nigerians have left them far behind.
“President Buhari will make his presence at the Seventh Tokyo
International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) count for
Nigeria, and no scare-mongering or sabre-rattling will detract from the
outing”.