A coalition of youth organisations under the Nigeria Ethnic Nationalities Youth Leaders Council Worldwide (NENYLCW), has dismissed a viral video linking former Zamfara State Governor, Senator Abdulazeez Yari, to an alleged gold smuggling operation in Kano State.

This comes amid speculative reports linking Yari to a gold consignment reportedly intercepted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) at the Malam Aminu International Airport in Kano (MAKIA).

In a statement by the group President General, Comrade Terry Obieh and the Deputy Comrade Muhammad Hamisu Dass, described the viral videos as a childish fabrication that is senseless.

They said the report stemmed from poorly scripted work by content creators and desperate politicians, noting that after taking time to analyze the video in circulation, there was no doubt that it should be consigned to dustbin.

They said: “We have taken our time to watch the couple of videos in circulation and there is no doubt that they are handiwork of mischief makers. The videos are more or less poorly scripted content, fabricated by those who stop at nothing while playing destructive politics.

“How low could people go all in the name of politics? Just in the name of getting at people they consider political opponents.

“His Excellency Senator Yari is a decent man who has maintained a clean record in office, and any effort to dent those records would amount to nothing.

“It is also on record that he has remained a firm supporter of the current administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and one of its pillars in Northern Nigeria.

“Suffice it to say that this is part of the agenda to whittle down his influence and diminish the support for Mr President, a situation that has been a pattern within that political corridor.”

The group, while urging the members of the public to disregard such tactics, urged security agencies to fish out those behind “the fake report. If people are not taught lessons, fake news will continue to cause great damage to the country.”

The group urged a detailed and transparent investigation.