Did abu hanifah say aqeeqah is an innovation?

I spent 30 minutes looking for evidences for a statement i heard. The statement is : > Abu Hanifa said aqeeqah *(sunnah of sacrificing animals to withdraw new born as mortgage from Allah)* is an innovation. Can only find one engineer ali mirza saying abu hanifah believed that. Can someone please quote references. If its true? Ps: the person said abu hanifah believed prayer for rain is innovation and aqeeqah is innovation. Found proof for abu hanifah saying prayer for rain is innovation.