fake security alert

FACT-CHECK: Does Viral ‘Open Letter’ Prove Francophone Foreigners Are Infiltrating Nigeria’s South-West As ISWAP Jihadists Or Election Thugs?

David Ojumoola05 mins

Claim A viral WhatsApp “Open Letter” circulating widely across Yoruba-speaking states in Nigeria claims that young, non-English-speaking foreigners from Mali, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Togo, and Benin Republic are moving into remote areas of the South-West. The letter claims these youths have no visible livelihood, live up to 30 people per apartment, and asserts they…

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Fact check. No, SSS Did Not Issue Security Alert On ‘Boko Haram Fighters Arrival’

Ifeoluwa Oyedepo07 mins

Claim A recent post online says the State Security Service (SSS) office in Abuja has issued an alert to Nigerians in the South and North central, with focus on Lagos, Ilorin and Rivers state, claiming that Boko Haram had deployed fighters to these locations. The claim read: “SSS office Abuja BREAKING NEWS! Security alert!! Privileged…

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