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True Story Behind My Attack On Buhari, Man In Viral Video Opens Up
Muhammed Jamil Bello, the man who made an attempt to jump at President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday at the popular Argungu Festival in Kebbi State has broken silence on the incidence.
Speaking to the press on Friday about the incident, Bello said he did not attack the president, he was only ‘excited’ and ‘eager’ to have a handshake with the President as he was a staunch supporter of Buhari.
He said, “I was emotionally attached to his outstanding virtues of honesty and craved to shake him”.
He also dispelled rumours that he was detained and tortured by DSS personnel.
“I am alive and the DSS never tortured me; nobody ever tortured me, I was well cared for and given food”.
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In the viral video, he was seen reaching for the President as he posed for photographs with State governor, Atiku Bagudu before being dismissed by security operatives.
Nigeria’s Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, reacting to the incident, said all the stories of an attack on the president were ‘False’. He added that Bello was neither shot or tortured.
“All the stories about him trying to attack Mr. President is false, even the story that he has been shot by the Police or DSS is false”.
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