Dare Babalola
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has denied gifting a brand new Toyota SUV to Lt. Ahmed Yerima, the naval officer who confronted Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Neysom Wike, over an Abuja land dispute.
Earlier, a report titled “Atiku Abubakar gifts brand new 2024 Prado SUV to Yerima” circulating on social media.
However, the former presidential candidate, in a statement by his media aide, Paul Ibe, on Thursday said the story was entirely fabricated, urging the general public to disregard it.
The terse statement reads, “His Excellency Atiku Abubakar, Vice President of Nigeria (1999-2007), did not gift Lt. Ahmed Yerima or any other individual a brand new Toyota SUV, contrary to the false reports currently circulating on social media.
“The story is entirely fabricated and should be completely disregarded by the public”.
