Presidency flags ‘fake’ Trump post on Tinubu, Borno attacks

2026-03-17 - 12:44

The Presidency has refuted a widely shared screenshot claiming to show a tweet by US President Donald Trump criticising Bola Tinubu over the security situation in the North-East, describing it as entirely false. Presidential spokesman, Sunday Dare, responded on X on Tuesday, branding the circulating post “Fake!!!”. He shared the altered image to counter the misinformation spreading online. The supposed tweet, which gained traction on social media, accused Tinubu of mishandling insecurity and referenced his visit to the United Kingdom amid recent attacks in Maiduguri. “The situation in Nigeria is a TOTAL DISASTER. Massive, coordinated suicide bombings tonight in Maiduguri,” the fake tweet read. “A hospital, a major market,