Former Vice President, Abubakar Atiku has denied opening a Koo account.
Gatekeepers News reports that Former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has denied owning or opening any account with indian social media company, Koo.
Atiku called on the general public to disregard the koo account opened in his name adding that it was ‘fake’.
Atiku in a statement through his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe urge the public not to be misled by the antics of criminal elements who impersonate by creating fake social media handles, especially as it relates to Atiku Abubakar
He also called on law enforcement agencies to thoroughly investigate this criminal activity and bring the culprit(s) to book.
The statement read in part:“This is to call the attention of the public to a fake handle on a social media platform known as Koo impersonating former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar.
“We are compelled to make this alert because information and details on the fake Koo account has been lifted from other social media platforms where Atiku Abubakar holds verified handles, as this may cause unsuspecting members of the public to be misled into wrongly mistaking postings on the fake account as being authoritatively that of the Waziri of Adamawa.
“For the avoidance of doubt, Atiku Abubakar is not on the Koo social media platform and this fake handle should be discountenanced by the public.
“All Atiku Abubakar’s social media handles are verified and have been running for a couple of years.”
