An X user @Ishaqsamaila5, posted two images showing school students in captivity with bandits claiming it showed students abducted in Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS), Kebbi State.
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The images were captioned:
“For the first time, a photo of the school students abducted by armed bandits in Kebbi State has appeared in the media.”
In the comment section, some users believed the post’s assertion, while others doubted its authenticity.
As of the time of filing this report, it has gained an impression of over 90,000 views, 695 likes, and 321 reposts.
On November 17, police confirmed that armed men attacked Government Girls’ Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area, Kebbi State, abducting 25 students and killing the school’s vice principal. They were eventually released a week later.
CLAIM
Images show the recently abducted Kebbi schoolgirls
THE FINDINGS
Findings by The FactCheckHub indicate the claim is MISLEADING!
A Google reverse image search of the photo revealed similar images shared by EON intelligence and many accounts on Facebook in June 2021, as can be seen here, here, and here.
The posts claimed the images showed the abduction of students from Federal Government College, Birin Yauri, Kebbi State, in 2021.
A keyword search also led to a The Nation report from October 21, 2021, confirming the release of 28 abducted students and three teachers from the same school.
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This was also reported by Channels Television, which added that security forces were working to secure the release of other students.
This was also reported by other media outlets, as seen here and here.
THE VERDICT
The claim that the image shows the recently abducted Kebbi girls is misleading; the image was from a different occurrence in 2021.
Seasoned fact-checker and researcher Fatimah Quadri has written numerous fact-checks, explainers, and media literacy pieces for The FactCheckHub in an effort to combat information disorder. She can be reached at sunmibola_q on X or fquadri@icirnigeria.org.
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