The Presidency has dismissed circulating social media reports alleging that kitchen staff at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa were arrested over an alleged plot to poison President Bola Tinubu.
Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, addressed the claim via his official X account on Sunday, where he shared a video of the report and categorically described it as false.
The viral video purported to show activity within the presidential villa, accompanied by a voiceover alleging that a presidential chef had been arrested following intelligence reports of suspicious activities linked to food preparation in restricted areas.
According to the narration in the clip, the alleged arrest followed intelligence alerts suggesting a potential threat to president Tinubu’s safety, prompting what it described as a swift intervention by a special police squad and heightened security measures.
The report further claimed that a member of the kitchen staff attached to presidential services had been taken into custody for questioning, while security agencies investigated an alleged poisoning attempt.
However, Onanuga dismissed the claims as baseless.
“No Aso Rock kitchen staff arrested. No Aso Rock kitchen staff attempted to poison President Tinubu. Please ignore this fake news being disseminated by this video,” he wrote.
Authorities have not provided additional details regarding the origin of the misleading video or the motives behind its circulation.
