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No, video does not show Nigerian soldiers recently attacking civilians in Imo

Nurudeen Akewushola
Nurudeen Akewushola
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A video showing military men shooting at houses in a rural community has resurfaced online. The video was shared by an X user, Akukaria, who claimed that it shows Nigerian soldiers attacking civilians in Imo State.

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His post reads: “See Nigerian military shooting indiscriminately at civilians in Imo state and setting their homes ablaze. Tomorrow Yariba Ronus will tell you it’s IPOB.”

The post quickly gained traction, generating more than 400 reposts and over 500 likes as August 28, 2025.

CLAIM

Video shows Nigerian soldiers recently shooting indiscriminately at civilians in Imo and burning their houses.

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FINDINGS

Checks by The FactCheckHub show that the claim is MISLEADING.

A reverse search of keyframes from the footage traced the video to November 2021, when it first appeared online as can be seen here.

At the time, it was reported in connection with an alleged military raid in Mgbowo community, Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State, not Imo.

According to the Punch, soldiers of the Nigerian Army invaded Isingwu, a hamlet in Imama Village, Mgbowo in Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu State and burnt houses, with an undisclosed number of youths killed for yet to be identified reasons.

Some sources claimed the soldiers were in the community to arrest an alleged leader of the Eastern Security Network, the security arm of Indigenous People of Biafra, who hailed from the community.

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The said suspect, known as Chocho, was said to be at large when the military personnel invaded the community at about 5:am and started shooting indiscriminately, burning houses, including the family house of the said suspect.

In 2021, the Nigerian Army’s 82 Division in Enugu also issued a statement denying that soldiers shot at or burnt houses in the area. The army explained that it had only raided a suspected Indigenous People of Biafra/Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) hideout, leading to the arrest of two suspects.

VERDICT

The claim that the video shows a recent military attack on civilians in Imo State is MISLEADING. The footage is an old clip from November 2021 in Enugu State, recycled online to create a false impression of a new incident.

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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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