Police Explain Viral Video Alleging Attack On Tinubu

The police in Osun have explained the viral video depicting an attack on All Progressives Congress, APC’s, Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu alleged to have occurred in Osun on Saturday.

The police said the video was a two year old video of the attack on Governor Gboyega Oyetola during the EndSARS uprising that also erupted in the state.

The police command in Osun in a statement by the Public Relations Officer, SP Yemisi Opalola, said that there was no record of an attack on Tinubu as alleged in social media trends.

The Statement read thus:

“The attention of Osun State Police Command has been drawn to the news making the rounds and video trending on social media that; Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s convoy was attacked by Osun Youths on the 8th of October 2022.

“The Osun State Police Command wishes to inform the members of the public that, the news/trending video on social media was the attack on the Osun State Governor, His Excellency Oyetola Adegboyega’s convoy by EndSars protesters about 2 years ago, 17th of October 2020 and not the 8th of October 2022, as being mischievously circulated.

“The Commissioner of Police, CP Olawale Olokode, psc (now AIG), wishes to state that, the news/video is misinforming and misleading, which is a calculated attempt to cause apprehension or state of insecurity in the state by some unscrupulous elements.

“To put the record straight, I wish to inform you that Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu did not come to Osun State for any program of late at all.

“The CP, therefore, enjoins the good people of the State to disregard the information and go about their legitimate businesses without entertaining fear of insecurity, as necessary security measures to forestall any likely breakdown of law and order is in place”.

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