Banditry: I'm Ready for Scrutiny - Senator Buba
Shehu Buba says the videos are false and says he has taken them to courts in Nigeria and Niger Republic, while urging evidence-based scrutiny.
- On Sunday, Senator Shehu Buba, the Peoples Redemption Party governorship candidate for Bauchi State, denied allegations linking him to "high-profile bandit kingpins" and announced court actions in Nigeria and Niger Republic challenging the viral videos.
- In a statement titled "Setting the Record Straight," Buba explained that manipulated footage combined unrelated clips of Kaduna-based Hajj returnees from 2023 with other individuals, dismissing the recycling as a coordinated smear campaign.
- Viral allegations include claims by a resident named "Hassan" that the senator aided bandits, while Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed previously alleged Buba funded Hajj pilgrimages for suspected bandit Abubakar Idris.
- Former Minister of Youth and Sports Solomon Dalung urged the Department of State Services to publish investigation findings, while Buba's legal team filed a defamation petition against former Bauchi State governor Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar for calling his wealth "blood money."
- Urging supporters to focus on the 2027 elections, Buba emphasized a comprehensive national security strategy, arguing that Nigeria requires community engagement and dialogue rather than relying solely on military force.
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Senator Shehu Buba, representing Bauchi South Senatorial District, has dismissed allegations and viral videos linking him to alleged bandit kingpins. Buba, who is the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Livestock and Animal Husbandry and the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) governorship candidate in Bauchi State, had faced several accusations of aiding bandits. The fresh allegation came from a resident known as ‘Hassan,’ who, during an interview w…
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Banditry: I'm ready for scrutiny - Senator Buba
Bauchi senator, Shehu Buba, has broken his silence on the allegations against him bothering on links to a bandits’ kingpin. There have been loud calls for the investigation of the Federal lawmaker, who is the governorship candidate of the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, in Bauchi. DAILY POST recalls that a former Minister of Youth and […] Banditry: I’m ready for scrutiny – Senator Buba
Senator dares fact-checkers to probe viral bandit videos
By David Lawani Senator Shehu Buba has challenged journalists, fact-checkers, civil society groups and security agencies to independently verify viral videos allegedly linking him to bandit kingpins, insisting that the materials were manipulated from unrelated footage and do not establish any wrongdoing. The Bauchi South senator, responding to sustained allegations over his alleged association …
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