The Presidency has dismissed claims that President Muhammadu Buhari and his entourage were attacked by members of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafara (IPOB) in Japan.
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in a statement today said Buhari has had no encounter with IPOB members since he arrived in Japan today.
Read full statement below:
STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE
IPOB HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH PRESIDENT BUHARI IN JAPAN
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) group has had nothing to do with President Muhammadu Buhari since he arrived Yokohama, Japan, on Monday.
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. 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 7th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) count for Nigeria, and no scare-mongering or sabre-rattling will detract from the outing.
Femi Adesina
Special Adviser to the President( Media and Publicity)
Aug 26, 2019.