Akpabio Petitions DSS Over Alleged Anti-North Statement
The petition says the graphic was fabricated to mislead the public and inflame regional tensions, and it names early Facebook amplifiers for investigation.
- On Wednesday, Senate President Godswill Akpabio petitioned the Department of State Services in Abuja over a viral Facebook post falsely attributing an anti-Northern statement to him.
- The graphic features Akpabio's photograph and allegedly quotes him saying, "Northerners, you will be the ones to suffer the most, if you allow Tinubu to lose the election," designed to provoke regional resentment.
- Investigators identified early amplifiers Abdullai Musa and Uzoma Chilaka, who shared the graphic in the "Sheikh Muhammad bin Uthman group 24," now described as "material persons of interest."
- Akpabio stated he "did not make this statement," noting no video, recording, or credible report authenticates the alleged quote; Chief of Staff Chinedu Akubueze filed the petition on his behalf.
- This petition emerges amid heightened political activity ahead of the 2027 general elections, though Akpabio's office cautioned that identified individuals should not be presumed guilty before investigation.
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Akpabio petitions DSS over alleged anti-Northern statement
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS) over an alleged anti-northern statement being circulated on Facebook and other social media platforms. Akpabio’s Special Assistant on Media, Jackson Udom, made the petition available to journalists in Abuja on Wednesday. The petition was filed by Akpabio’s Chief of Staff, Chinedu Akubueze, on behalf […] Akpabio petitions DSS over alleged anti-Northern stateme…
Akpabio Petitions DSS Over Alleged Anti-North Statement
In the petition signed by his Chief of Staff, Chinedu Akubueze, Akpabio urged the security agency to urgently investigate the creation and coordinated dissemination of what he described as a “manifestly false, inflammatory and dangerously divisive” statement.
2027: I never threatened Northerners with suffering if Tinubu loses
By Henry Umoru ABUJA — President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has denied saying that Northerners would be made to suffer between January and May if President Bola Tinubu loses the 2027 presidential election. Akpabio described the statement attributed to him as a “complete fabrication”, challenging those circulating the claim to produce evidence of where and when he allegedly made the statement. In a statement issued on Wednesday by h…
Akpabio petitions DSS over alleged anti-Northern statement - NewsTmes.com.ng
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has petitioned the Department of State Services (DSS) over an alleged anti-northern statement being circulated on Facebook and other social media platforms. Akpabio’s Special Assistant on Media, Jackson Udom, made the petition available to journalists in Abuja on Wednesday. The petition was filed by Akpabio’s Chief of Staff, Chinedu Akubueze, on behalf …
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