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DSS Arrests Man Behind President Buhari And Sadiya’s Fake Marriage

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The Operatives of the Directorate of State Security service has arrested that the alleged mastermind of President Buhari’s fake marriage, Kabiru Mohammed.

Naija News recalls that a report was revealed around October that President Buhari was set to get married to Minister of Humanitarian Services, Sadiya Umar Farouq.

speaking on the arrest, The DSS spokesperson, Dr. Peter Afunaya revealed investigation was launched, following a formal complaint to the Service by the Minister for Finance.

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Naija News Understands that the Man, 32, identified as Kabiru Mohammed for was arrested for creating and sharing fake videos depicting President Muhammadu Buhari wedding the Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed and Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, Sadiya Farouq.

 

He said, “Last year, 2019 between August and October there was a defamatory video that circulated widely across Nigeria and showing false engagement of Mr President in marriage with some members of his cabinet. One was the Minister for Finance, Hajiya Zainab Ahmed and another was that of the Minister for Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq. On the 11thof October 2019 the Honourable Minister for Finance, brought a formal complaint to the Service in which she stated that the video had cost her big embarrassment and asked that an investigation be opened into that audio/video and the materials associated with it, the infographics and all the materials that were in circulation at the moment.

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She asked that a detailed investigation be opened in that regard with a view to identifying the persons or groups of persons that may have been behind the circulation of such defamatory materials.

“The Service went into investigation and we can announce that it had apprehended the person that is involved and the person who started this and who circulated the materials. His name is Kabiru Mohammed. He hails from Kano. He is 32 years. He holds a diploma in Hausa and Fulfulde from the Federal College of Education, Kano and also holds a diploma in Mass Communication from Aminu Kano Islamic School, according to him.“He has confessed and investigation has also revealed his involvement in the creation of these materials and the circulation of the materials.

The investigation is continuing to determine the actual reasons behind his intent. What we can assure you as Nigerians is that we would continue to deepen this investigation and bring it to a logical conclusion.

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The suspect, Mohammed, who admitted to creating and sharing the videos begged for forgiveness, saying it was a mistake. He said he was a member of a political group in Kano known as Kwakwasiya.