Presidential aide, Bashir Ahmad, has reacted to being called out for passing off a photo of strawberries from an Indian article as those from Plateau State, Nigeria.
The presidential aide had shared the photo below with a caption:
A quick check revealed that the photo was from an article published on The Indian Express on February 20, 2020.
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Reacting to the controversy the photo triggered, Ahmad said he deleted the photo after some respondents said otherwise. He added that he got the photo from a friend in early 2020, who told him he took the photo in Plateau State.
-Ademola Alade