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Aso Villa Fire Incident is Fake News

Yassin OsmanYassin Osman
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14th March 2021
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10:43 pm
29th March 2021
Aso Villa Fire Incident is Fake News
There was no fire inside the Presidential Villa (Getty).

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Social media posts on Twitter and Facebook began circulating on 6th March, claiming a fire that broke out inside the Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari’s villa in Aso Rock, Nigeria. Users claimed an explosion caused the fire; others stated the President was inside the mansion and called for safety. 
Social media users also claimed the fire caused severe tensions to rise.

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