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Claiming: Protesters chase President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s son during a recent demonstration in Lagos State.
The indictment: Wrong. The viral video is old; Tinubu’s son was not chased during the #EndBadGovernance protests last month.
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A content creator on Facebook recently shared a video with claim that protesters in Lagos State were chasing the son of the Nigerian president.
The 17-minute 18-second clip was captioned: “Breaking news live in Lagos, protesters chasing Tinubu’s son shouting Tinubu ole (sic).”
Recall that thousands of Nigerians across the country held 10-day demonstrations (August 1–10) in response to Nigeria’s crippling cost of living crisis. However, the protests were short-lived as security agencies fired tear gas at protesters in some states while the protests escalated into violence in some parts of the country.
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The video, which was posted on September 5 to a page with 225,000 followers, received more than 100 reactions in less than 24 hours.
More than 50 people have forwarded the video to others. (Screenshot of the video taken on September 6.)
Ripples Nigeria observed that the video featured scenes of protest, accompanied by commentary by the content creator.
While checking the comments section, Ripples Nigeria also observed that many users replied that there was hardship in the country, while other skeptical users asked which areas in Lagos State were the residents protesting.
Similar videos and claims were uploaded on YouTube channels with many subscribers.
The same video and similar claims have been posted on YouTube channels with over a hundred thousand subscribers.
Verification:
Ripples Nigeria observed that the video had a floating TikTok account. We traced the video to an account (@okoro_comedy). The video was uploaded on August 1, 2024 — the first day of the protests last month.
It is seen that the same video is shared across social media pages, thereby reaching more people.
Meanwhile, using keyword searches, we found no credible news reports about protesters chasing Tinubu’s son, nor about the protests in Lagos in September.
Conclusion:
Claims that protesters chased Tinubu’s son during the recent protests are false.
By: Quadri Yahya
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