Nigerians React As Defence Headquarters Denies Organizing Parade for Tinubu’s Son

On Sunday, former Vice President and 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, called for an investigation into the reported event, expressing his concern over what he described as an “anomaly” and a “serious breach of military tradition.”

In his statement, Atiku said, “It is with utter dismay and concern that Nigerians were subjected to a disturbing video circulating online, showing a group of young men, armed and in full military procession, conferring unwarranted military honors on the President’s son.”

Responding to the controversy during an interview with Punch, the Director of Defence Information, Brig. Gen. Tukur Gusau, denied any connection to the personnel seen in the viral video.

The video depicted Seyi Tinubu receiving presidential honors and inspecting a guards parade, with the participants dressed in military uniforms.

After being shown a screenshot from the video, Brig. Gen. Gusau stated, “They are not our personnel. We don’t dress that way, and we don’t have this type of badge of rank. We do not know them.”