Factional NANS President apologises to Seyi Tinubu over abduction and N100m bribe allegations, says ‘they fed me the lies’

Last Wednesday, , Isah alleged that Seyi Tinubu and the Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, offered him a N100 million bribe in Lagos to promote the president.

He claimed that he rejected the bribe, stating that he could not promote a President who had failed to fulfil his electoral promises.

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Isah further alleged that, following his refusal, he was stripped naked, attacked, and abducted by hoodlums on 15 April.

Isah also alleged that thugs loyal to Tinubu’s son stormed the Wells Carlton Hotel in Asokoro, disrupting the students’ body’s inauguration event with cutlasses and firearms.

The student leader claimed the attackers stabbed attendees, looted property, and forced dignitaries such as former Governors of Kano and Kogi States, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau and former Governor Idris Wada, to flee.

The issue generated controversy with many accusing the son of the president of power abuse.

But in a statement posted via his Instagram account on Friday, Seyi Tinubu refuted the accusations made by Isah, describing them as false and defamatory.

He stated that he had never held any meeting to discuss any matter with the NANS President and had never met him before.

The president’s son also denied visiting any location with thugs.

He said, “Wow… how can someone lie with so much confidence? An attempt to defame my character. May God be with you, Comrade Atiku Isah.”

He added, “I have never held a meeting to discuss any subject matter with Comrade Isah in Lagos or anywhere else in the world. I have never knowingly met him before, nor did I visit any location with thugs. All these allegations made by Atiku Isah are completely fictional.”

Similarly, National Association of Polytechnic Students (NAPS) President, Eshiofune Paul-Oghayan, in a statement in Kaduna on Friday, described Isah’s claims as “fabricated and politically mischievous.”

He described Seyi as “a strategic bridge between Nigerian youths and the state,” and not a political manipulator as alleged.

“Seyi Tinubu has not interfered in student leadership nor directed anyone to act on his behalf. This coordinated attempt to malign his character is unacceptable and cannot be allowed to stand,” Paul-Oghayan said.

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However, in a new statement issued on Wednesday via Facebook, Isah admitted that his earlier claims—including an alleged N100 million bribe offer, abduction, and forced recantation—were based on false information fed to him by a rival, Ladoja Olusola.