An X user, @Chuks, on April 25, 2025, repurposed a video report about an alleged domestic homicide involving a husband and wife in Osun State, Southwest Nigeria.
The video, originally from ChannelsTV, details how a woman identified as Omotayo Salawudeen allegedly conspired with an assassin to murder her husband after he took a second wife in Ilesa, Osun State. The report also states that both the wife and the hired killer were arrested.
The text accompanying the video reads: “First wife hired people to k!ll her husband because he married a second wife in Osun State.”
The post gained traction, amassing over 115,000 views, 770 likes, and 315 reposts as of April 27, 2025.
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CLAIM
The video shows a recent domestic murder-for-hire incident in Osun State.
THE FINDINGS
Checks by The FactCheckHub reveal that the claim is MISLEADING.
An advanced keyword search on the ChannelsTV YouTube page, where the video originated, shows the footage was first published on July 7, 2017.
Additional reports from Vanguard and The Sun newspapers confirm that the incident occurred in July 2017, not recently.
The Sun also revisited the case in a story titled “Pathetic Story of three children whose mother murdered their Father”, also dated July 2017.
Additionally, The Sun Nigeria recalculated the story of the murder incident in a story titled “Pathetic Story of Three Children whose mother murdered their father” also dated July 2017.
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VERDICT
The claim that the video shows a recent domestic homicide in Osun State is MISLEADING. Evidence confirms that the incident happened in July 2017.
