{"id":118231,"date":"2025-05-02T21:01:54","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T20:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=118231"},"modified":"2025-05-02T21:01:54","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T20:01:54","slug":"seyi-tinubu-denies-abducting-assaulting-nans-president","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/seyi-tinubu-denies-abducting-assaulting-nans-president\/","title":{"rendered":"Seyi Tinubu denies abducting, assaulting NANS President"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>By Myke Agunwa<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>First son of President Bola Tinubu, Seyi has absolved himself from the allegations of abduction, torture and assault on the President of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), Comrade Atiku Isah.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Isah had at a press conference on Wednesday in Abuja, alleged that Seyi Tinubu and the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, offered him a N100 million bribe in Lagos to promote the president.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The NANS president claimed that he rejected the bribe, stating that he could not promote a President who had failed to fulfil his electoral promises.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Isah further alleged that, following his refusal, he was stripped naked, attacked, and abducted by hoodlums on 15 April under the instruction of the junior Tinubu.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI was abducted on the 15th of April. I was stripped naked and seriously beaten. They threatened to release a video.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cThey told me nothing would happen if they released the video, and even if they killed me, Seyi Tinubu would order a cover-up.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cI made it clear that even if I were shot, I would still come to this hall. The inauguration proceeded, and I was announced as president. I want Nigerians to know what happened and that we will not give up. Seyi Tinubu can do anything he wants, but we are determined\u201d Isah alleged.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Several online video and pictures were intercepted by Poinblank News, showing Isah\u2019s battered eyes and bruised body.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>But reacting via his Instagram page on Friday, Seyi Tinubu described the allegations as fictional and an attempt to defame his character.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He stated that he had never met the NANS president and had never held any meeting to discuss any matter with him.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The president\u2019s son also denied visiting any location with thugs to attack anybody.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He said, \u201cWow\u2026 how can someone lie with so much confidence? An attempt to defame my character. May God be with you, Comrade Atiku Isah.\u201d<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He added, \u201cI have never held a meeting to discuss any subject matter with Comrade Isah in Lagos or anywhere else in the world. I have never knowingly met him before, nor did I visit any location with thugs.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\u201cAll these allegations made by Atiku Isah are completely fictional.\u201d<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Myke Agunwa First son of President Bola Tinubu, Seyi has absolved himself from the allegations of abduction, torture and assault on the President of the National Association of Nigerian&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":118233,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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