Reality TV star Phyna has stirred controversy online following her reaction to President Bola Tinubu’s visit to Yelwata, a community in Benue State recently devastated by a deadly attack reportedly carried out by suspected herdsmen, which left more than 200 people dead.
During his trip, President Tinubu was seen visiting some individuals in the hospital who were said to be victims of the attack. However, Phyna expressed skepticism over the authenticity of the visit, questioning who the president truly met, given the high casualty numbers.
Taking to X (formerly Twitter), the BBNaija winner criticized the red carpet that was laid out at the hospital and suggested that the pictures from the visit might have been digitally altered.
In her post, she wrote:
“There were no victims in Yelewata, they were all killed and burnt alive. Who are those in the hospital that the President went to visit standing on a red rug? Why are you doing a photoshop to make us angrier? Nigeria has failed us.”
Her statement drew a wave of mixed reactions from users on X. While some praised her courage for questioning the government, others accused her of being misinformed or seeking attention.
@kakanfo responded: “How you take know say na all off them die? Are you one of the killers?”
@legalyz added: “There were victims, do not say what you do not know.”
@TheDecapitator commented: “You won chase clout again with Benue matter?”
@Mrprosper tweeted: “We are doomed, everything about this government is fake, over 200 people killed but here we are today visiting hired people in the hospital. God have mercy.”
@Agatha/SMM simply wrote: “It’s so sad and annoying.”
@Tessy October clarified: “Of course there were victims as well as people who were burnt and also some of the victims in those pictures are the ones who survived the attacks previously before the one that happened in Yelewata.”