First Lady Aisha Buhari has confirmed the validity of a video of her speaking furiously in Aso Rock.
In the video, which went viral on Friday, Mrs Buhari is heard saying: “This is the villa. We have over 200 soldiers guarding us, over 200 policemen. Why do you have to lock this door? What for, what for? Enough is enough. Let me know when you are leaving this place, let me know.”
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Coming two months after she was seen in public, some believed the video showed the president’s wife protesting being locked up in the State House by a “cabal”.
It was also used to back the false news that President Muhammadu Buhari was getting married to minister of humanitarian affairs, disaster management and social development, Sadiya Farouq.
Speaking with newsmen on her arrival in the country on Sunday, Mrs Buhari confirmed that she was indeed the one in the video.
She, however, added that it was an old clip.
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“The video was an old video. The event happened. It was me…actually. It happened in the villa,” she said.
Mrs Buhari arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja in the early hours of Sunday.
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Upon arrival, she expressed gratitude to God for safe return from the United Kingdom after a medical leave advised by her doctor.
She also cautioned Nigerians against spreading false news, saying that it does no good to anyone and urged relevant stakeholders to make efforts to stem the act.
“Fake news will lead this country to something else if actions are not taken with immediate effect,” she said.
