A 2-minute video has gone viral on social media showing military men in uniform flogging some civilians in Ebonyi State, allegedly under the supervision of the State Governor, Dave Umahi. However, in a statement by his aide, he claimed that the video was doctored. This claim is false.
Here is what we know:
It is not established whether those flogged in the video were civil servants or construction workers or ‘miscreants’ as the government described them. There was no proof from both the government or the tweep who posted the video.
However, forensic checks conducted on the video did not find any trace that it was doctored as claimed in the government’s statement.
Meanwhile, whether they were civil servants, construction workers, or ‘miscreants’, neither the governor nor the soldiers had the right to pronounce punishments on civilians without a fair trial.
CONCLUSION
The claim by the Ebonyi State government that the video was doctored is false.
