Security
Fact Guage:
General
No evidence image shows Fulani communities fleeing northern Nigeria towns
A POST shared by verified X user @ChinasaNworu, purports to show members of Fulani communities carrying belongings and fleeing towns across Northern Nigeria due...
General
2023 video falsely shared as recent bandit attack in Niger State
A VIRAL video shared on social media claims to show recent abduction carried out by bandits in Niger State, Nigeria.
The video depicts several individuals...
ArtificialIntelligence
No, Sheikh Gumi did not threaten to ‘turn Nigeria upside down’ over banditry
A VIRAL video circulating on social media depicts Islamic cleric Sheikh Ahmad Gumi threatening to cause nationwide unrest if any harm comes to bandits.
The...
General
Ghanaian police officer’s fire rescue misrepresented as robbery feat
A VIRAL post circulating on social media claims that a police officer named "Mr. Anthony" single-handedly fought off 22 armed robbers, killing 21 of...
News
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...
