Presidency raises alarm over fake Zahra Buhari Facebook account

Zahra Buhari

The Presidency on Friday raised alarm over a fake Facebook account in the name of Zahra, President

This was contained in a statement by Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina.

“Merchants of mischief have taken their antics against the first family further by creating a fake Facebook account in the name of Zahra, President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughter,” Adesina said.

He added that the fake account, conspicuously different from the authentic one, was used to post a message on April 17, at 9.07 a.m.

The presidential aide revealed that a picture of President Buhari with snowflakes all over him, and being welcomed to a foreign country was used, alongside this message: “children of God, here is a 75-year-old man walking in snow without cardigan just to rescue the battered economic status of Nigeria and some of you senseless people feel he travels too much, as if he travels for partying or merrymaking.

“God bless Nigeria. Please share…”

Adesina, therefore, repudiated the Facebook account, saying it did not belong to Zahra and urged members of the public to be wary and see through the intentions of those behind it.

He added that those behind the fake account sought to attract odium to the first family, and did not mean well for the country.