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Viral video compilation does not show recent protest against Tinubu’s government

Nurudeen Akewushola
Nurudeen Akewushola
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A video compilation containing footage from three unrelated incidents has surfaced on social media with a claim that it shows growing protests against Nigerian president Bola Tinubu.

The video was shared on X by Bia Pulse (@BiaPulse) with the caption:

“President Tinubu must go protest is gaining momentum and strength.”

The post had generated about 84,000 views, 3,000 reposts, 7,000 likes and 95 comments as of the time of filing this report.

The video combines three different clips showing a large crowd marching on a street, people setting a tricycle on fire and security personnel blocking a road.

CLAIM

Video shows recent protests against Nigerian president Bola Tinubu, indicating that the protest is gaining momentum and strength.

screenshot of the viral post

FINDINGS

Findings by The FactCheckHub show that the claim is MISLEADING.

The video is a compilation of footage from three different incidents in Kaduna, Kano and Niger State, which occurred at different times and in different contexts.

The first clip shows a large crowd marching on a road, with text overlaid on the video reading, “Today protest in kaduna.”

A reverse image search of keyframes from the video traced the footage to the #EndBadGovernance protests in Kaduna, northwest Nigeria, in August 2024.

The protests took place in Kaduna and Zaria in August 2024, with the demonstrations later followed by curfew restrictions in parts of the state. 

The second clip shows people gathered around and setting a tricycle on fire.

A reverse image search traced the footage to a recent incident involving suspected phone snatching along Zoo Road in Kano State, northwest Nigeria.

Zoo Road is among areas of Kano identified in reports as being affected by phone-snatching incidents. Premium Times reported that the road is one of the routes where phone-snatching syndicates operate. 

The incident shown in the viral video was therefore not an anti-Tinubu protest. Rather, the footage relates to a criminal incident involving suspected phone snatching.

The third clip shows security personnel forming a blockade on a road while people gather nearby.

The footage is from the recent protests in Minna, Niger State, North Central Nigeria, following the deaths of 37 suspected illegal miners while in the custody of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).

Channels Television reported on 18 September 2026, that protesters took to the streets in parts of Minna following the deaths, while security agencies were deployed across the state capital to contain the situation. 

The Associated Press also reported that police cordoned off the area where protesters gathered near the NSCDC office and used tear gas to disperse them. The protests were linked to demands for answers over the deaths of the miners.

The third footage is therefore recent and genuinely shows a protest, but it does not show an anti-Tinubu demonstration.

The three clips consequently do not represent one protest or a continuous wave of demonstrations against Tinubu. The first is footage from the August 2024 #EndBadGovernance protests in Kaduna, the second is from a recent phone-snatching incident in Kano, while the third is from the September 2026 protests over the deaths of miners in Niger State.

VERDICT

The claim that the video shows recent protests against Nigerian president Bola Tinubu is MISLEADING. The video is a compilation of footage from three different incidents in Kaduna, Kano and Niger State. While the clips show genuine protests or incidents, they were not all recorded during an anti-Tinubu protest and do not establish that a single recent protest movement is gaining momentum, as claimed.

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Nurudeen Akewushola is a fact-checker with FactCheckHub. He has authored several fact checks which have contributed to the fight against information disorder. You can reach him via nyahaya@icirnigeria.org and @NurudeenAkewus1 via Twitter.

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