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The Department of State Services (DSS) has arraigned a man in Kaduna accused of circulating a forged letter purportedly written by President Bola Tinubu to the President of the United States, Donald Trump.
According to a post on X by presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga, the suspect, identified as Mubarak Abdullahi (also known as Sardaunan Samari), was arrested on September 28 for sharing the document on Facebook with the caption “ATIKU IS COMING.”
Onanuga stated that Abdullahi admitted to investigators that he shared the fake document and apologised, but the DSS still pressed charges.
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“The DSS arraigned him before Chief Magistrate Court No. 10, Kabala Doki, Kaduna, which ordered his remand at the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Kaduna,” Onanuga wrote.
“The agency has filed a three-count charge bordering on cybercrime and defamation against him at the Federal High Court, Kaduna. A date for his formal arraignment is yet to be fixed.
“The DSS continues to show that it has the capacity to trace those engaged in circulating misleading information in cyberspace.”
DSS arraigns Atiku supporter for circulating a fake letter of President Tinubu
An avowed supporter of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar now faces trial in Kaduna for circulating a document purportedly written by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to the President of the United States of America.
The suspect, Mubarak ABDULLAHI (aka Sardaunan Samari), was arrested on 28 September for sharing the fake document on his Facebook page with the caption “ATIKU IS COMING.”
Mubarak admitted to investigators that he shared the fake document and apologised for his actions. The contrition was not enough.
The DSS arraigned him before Chief Magistrate Court No. 10, Kabala Doki, Kaduna, which ordered his remand at the Nigerian Correctional Centre, Kaduna.
The agency has filed a three-count charge bordering on cybercrime and defamation against him at the Federal High Court, Kaduna. A date for his formal arraignment is yet to be fixed.
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The DSS continues to show that it has the capacity to trace those engaged in circulating misleading information in cyberspace.
— Bayo Onanuga, OON, CON (@aonanuga1956) October 26, 2026
