Buhari hasn’t fled Nigeria for exile – Garba Shehu

Garba Shehu, Media aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has described news that the former president fled Nigeria for the UK on exile as fake news.

In a statement on Sunday, Shehu advised the media to always cross check their facts before publishing.

According to him, contrary to the report, it was widely publicised that Buhari had already returned to the country from his visit to the UK.

He said: “For misleading the otherwise credible newspaper to falsely report on their front page that former President Muhammadu Buhari has ‘fled’ and on ‘exile’ when he is currently at home with family in Daura, Katsina State, BusinessDay newspaper should sack their reporter who didn’t do the job of checking his facts.

“BusinessDay should think 10 times before running any information from the particular reporter and verify it before believing him. Every platform has tools to verify any information and we don’t expect anything less from BusinessDay.

“If they had browsed through different sources, they will have seen reports of the former President having come back home and enjoying the company of his family.

“A single fake news in a newspaper has the capability to destroy a reputation built on years of hard work.”