Former aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Lauretta Onochie, was again lambasted for spreading fake news after she posted the picture of a Georgia, USA lawmaker, Sen. Nikema Williams, during an arrest in in 2018, claiming to be that of the Canada-based Nigerian woman, Amaka Patience Sunnberger, who threatened to poison Yoruba and Benin people in a TikTok video.
Onochie who in the past, had been accused of spreading fake news on several occasions, posted the photo of Williams on her verified X account but the photo was immediately recognized by users who promptly pointed out that the photo was not that of Sunnberger.
While sharing the picture, Onochie had written: