A photo showing a young man kneeling amid two people has surfaced online with a claim that it shows a secondary school student in Asaba, Delta State who impregnated two girls.
The claim which has been going viral on social media especially Facebook also claimed that the girls who he impregnated are in Secondary school 1 and 2 respectively.
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A popular X platform, Nigerian Stories posted the image with the caption :
“JUST IN: Wonder shall never end. 14-year-old Jss boy allegedly impregnates two girls in Asaba. His soon-to-be baby mamas are in SS1 And SS2 respectively.”
The post has generated over 100 reposts and more than 600 likes as of April 6, 2024.
Another X account, Gidi_traffic posted the image with the same caption.
A Facebook user, Justice Okoro also posted the image with a caption :
“Legendary 14-Year-Old JSS 3 Boy Allegedly Impregnates Two Girls In Asaba Who Are In SSS 1 And SSS 2 Respectively.”
A verified Facebook user, Darlington Okonma posted the image with a caption :
“This 14 years impregnated two girls in Asaba. The boy is a JSS 3 student while his soon to be baby mama’s are SS1 and SS2 Students. ONE WORD FOR THIS LEGEND!!!”
THE CLAIM
Photo shows a secondary student who impregnated two girls in Asaba.
THE FINDINGS
Findings by The FactCheckHub show that the claim is MISLEADING.
To understand the context behind the image, The FactCheckHub subjected it to a google reverse image search and the result shows an incident which happened in Cameroun and not Nigeria.
According to media reports such as these ones from Lome Actu based in Togo and mobile Cameroun, the image shows a 14-year-old student in the 4th grade at Lycée de Djunang in Bafoussam, Cameroun who was accused of impregnating two 5th grade students. A follow-up report by mobile Cameroun revealed that the accusation was found out to be false.
The report stated that the father of the boy threatened to file a complaint against the school authority for the ridicule and public shame brought to him and his family by the false news.
THE VERDICT
The claim that the video shows a 14-year-old student in Asaba who impregnated two girls is MISLEADING as findings show that the incident happened in Cameroun.
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 [email protected] and @NurudeenAkewus1 via Twitter.
