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Abducted Oyo pupils were not in captivity for 170 days
A POST circulating on social media claims that the kidnapped pupils and teachers in Oyo State regained their freedom after spending more than 170...
Security
No, security operatives did not arrest pastor for supplying logistics to bandits in Oyo
A POST circulating on Facebook claims that security forces in Oyo State have arrested a local pastor suspectedly acting as a key logistics supplier...
Security
Video from Mali used to depict attack on Oyo community
AN X account, @SM_Cee, posted a video showing vehicles moving through a group of armed men on motorbikes standing on a street.
The poster claims...
Security
Video does not show Oyo Amotekun deployed over school abduction
A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show a massive deployment of the Oyo State Security Network Agency, popularly known as Amotekun,...
Insights
How false claims, recycled videos clouded Oyo school abduction
WHEN gunmen stormed communities along the Ahoro-Esiele/Yawota axis of Oriire Local Government Area in Oyo State and abducted pupils and staff from multiple schools...
Security
Video of armed fighters in forest is from Ethiopia, not Nigeria
A VIDEO showing a heavily armed group of fighters stationed in a dense forest has triggered panic on social media, with claims that it...
Security
No, gunfight video shows robbery incident in DRC, not Nigeria
A DISTURBING video showing a heavy shootout and armed men in civilian clothing engaging in a gun battle on an urban street has been...
Security
Old video from protests over Mohbad’s death misrepresented as demonstration over Oyo abductions
A VIRAL video circulating on social media claims to show a massive crowd gathering for a recent protest over the abduction of school children...
Security
Tinubu’s aide spreads false claim about rescue of Oyo abducted pupils, teachers
THE Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Economic Affairs, Tope Fasua, has claimed that a joint security operation led to the rescue of...
Security
Video does not show Kano governor distributing plates as empowerment package
AN X account, The Yoruba Times, shared a video showing the Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, distributing plates to some women, claiming it...
