Yusuf Buhari's Lookalike Sets Things Straight

Yusuf Buhari’s lookalike, Muhammad Kabir Hadejia and his sister

A young man, Kabir Hadeija, whose picture has gone viral as the son of President Muhammadu Buhari, has cleared the air on the controversy.

Read his appeal to the blogs and media below:

“Hello, my name is Muhammad Kabir Hadejia and I need your help.

“There’s a picture of myself and my sister that has gone viral on the internet with people claiming it is Yusuf Buhari, the son of the president. I see news pages on Facebook & Twitter spreading the false news.

Yusuf Buhari (L), Kabir Hadeija (R)

“I strongly deny it and I would like you to spread the news that in the picture it is me, not Yusuf Buhari.

“I take this issue very dangerous to my safety and, hopefully, you will help me.”

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Muhammad also attached some screenshots from pages that have been spreading false reports and confirmed that his identify is true by giving details of his profiles on social media:

@mohaa_hdj – Twitter
@moha_hdj – Instagram
mohaa hadejia – Facebook.