Did Babangida Tweet About a Possible Military Takeover?

On Friday afternoon, a post on X (formerly Twitter) went viral. This post, made by ‘Ibrahim B. Babangida’ with the username @General_Ibbro, mentioned a proposed military takeover and called for the federal government to come to the aid of Nigerians.

The tweet read, “I am not in support of the proposed Military take over; but I will urge the FG to come into Nigerians aid before it finally turns into a pandemic.”

In comments, some Nigerians expressed shock over the tweet. Some users wondered if there was an impending military takeover.
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