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Viral video of bandits playing in Northern Nigeria hospital is unproven

Security Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A VIRAL video circulating across social media platforms shows armed men inside a medical facility playing with hospital equipment, with captions asserting that they...

No evidence image shows Fulani communities fleeing northern Nigeria towns

General Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
A POST shared by verified X user @ChinasaNworu, purports to show members of Fulani communities carrying belongings and fleeing towns across Northern Nigeria due...

2023 video falsely shared as recent bandit attack in Niger State

General Zainab ABDULRASAQ -
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...

Video from Ethiopia falsely used to depict armed bandits in Nigeria

Security Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video circulating on social media claims to show armed bandits in Nigeria preparing for a fresh attack. The footage shows a large group of...

Viral video of wedding shooting in Chad falsely linked to Nigerian bandits

General Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video circulating on social media claims to show a bandit leader in Nigeria being accidentally shot by his colleague during his wedding celebration. The...

Claim that video shows bandits receiving arms supply is MISLEADING

Security Fatimah Quadri -
A viral video alongside a claim that bandits and kidnappers have received arms supply and new hunting tools from an helicopter has circulated online. In the...

Did Zamfara Government allocate over N1 billion to bandits, media houses?

Security Nurudeen Akewushola -
A memo insinuating that the Zamfara State Sovernment had released a sum of N1.3 billion to some bandits’ kingpins for dialogue in the state...

Video does not show recent army mobilization against Turji-led bandits in Sokoto

Security Nurudeen Akewushola -
A video showing soldiers on parade has resurfaced online with a claim that it shows the soldiers recently mobilized to bring Bello Turji-led notorious...

Video of crowd fleeing their homes is from Burkina Faso not Zamfara

Security Nurudeen Akewushola -
AN X user, Serah Ibrahim (@TheSerahIbrahim), has posted a video showing a huge crowd of mostly women with a claim that the footage shows...

Oyetola makes false claim on violent attacks in Osun state

Elections Nurudeen Akewushola -
THE incumbent governor of Osun state, Gboyega Oyetola, has claimed that the state has not experienced any serious case of banditry, armed robbery, and...
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Kano Emir’s procession video misrepresented as Peter Obi’s visit to Kwara

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