Claim
A Facebook user, Prince Isaac Fayose shared a video with the claim: “One killed, police station torched as political violence erupts in Isan Ekiti a few hours to Gubernatorial election, Ekiti youths are angry ,say no to rigging and intimidation”.
The post had garnered 127k views, 838 comments,761 shares, and 3.3K likes.
Verification
Available information gathered from Isan Ekiti in Oye local government says a young boy was allegedly shot dead by a police officer following a dispute over the wearing of an Army Uniform by a boy at a football match.
It was also gathered that a policeman was allegedly beaten up at the venue of the match due to a misunderstanding, prompting the mobilisation of more officers to the scene.
This reportedly led to the burning of the police station in the community.
However, no official statement has been issued by the police on the matter, but available information did not ascribe the crisis to the Ekiti Gubernatorial election or intimidation of voters to the killing of the young boy.
Verdict
From available information, the claim that the situation in Isan Ekiti was politically motivated is false, as it has nothing to do with the Gubernatorial election ongoing in Ekiti state.
It is an offshoot of a disagreement between residents and the police.
Our earlier Fact-check has more information on the issue.
