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Is video of fire burning on water at Lekki Lagos recent?

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A video was forwarded several times on whatsapp claiming that fire was burning on water, said to be Lekki Beach.

 

The claim is FALSE, here are the facts

 

The video is being recirculated from an incident that happened in May 2021 at Ilashe Beach, located around Badagry in Lagos State.

 

Using Google image search to check a snapshot from the video, there were several results linked to an event since May 25th, 2021.

This incident occurred at Ilashe beach, located along Badagry in Lagos State and not Lekki beach as purported. Meanwhile, Google Maps shows Lekki and Badagry are 89.1 kilometres apart.

 

Findings indicated that the circulating video is not recent and the fire outbreak was linked to an oil spillage at Ilashe Beach around Badagry, not Lekki Beach.

 

CONCLUSION

The claim that there was a recent fire outbreak on Lekki beach is FALSE as the outbreak is not recent and it happened in Badagry.

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⬆️ Fake News Debunker Edition 66th

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September 20, 2023

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⬆️ Fake News Debunker Edition 66th

🎧 Did Jonathan Warn Tinubu Against Influencing Tribunal Judgement?

🎧 Did Wike Order the demolition of Jabi Motor Park?

🎧 Does Video show recent Gun Fight Between Army and Bandits?

Get the facts here 👇🏼🤖📽️

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Does Video show recent Gun Fight Between Army and Bandits?

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September 18, 2023

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A video forwarded many times on WhatsApp shows military troops beside dead bandits after a recent gun fight.

 

The claim is FALSE

 

Earlier in September, there were reports that no fewer than 50 bandits were killed with atleast 20 soldiers dead in a clash in Kundu village near Zungeru in Wushishi, Niger State.

 

It was learnt that seven other soldiers and five vigilantes sustained varying degrees of gunshot injuries. This comes after a recent attack on troops and the crash of a Nigerian Air Force helicopter.

 

The video being shared had the caption “Bandits killed after gun battle with army in Kundu along Zungeru Tegina road.”

 

A voice was heard saying most of the terrorists were not more than fifteen years old and some looked like foreigners.

 

Using InVid video verification tool, the result showed that the video is an old clip from 2021 when Nigerian troops killed Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) commanders and destroyed their training bases at Lake Chad.

 

CONCLUSION

Several fact checking agencies, including the DailyTrust, have announced that the video claim is FALSE.

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Did Wike Order the demolition of Jabi Motor Park?

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September 18, 2023

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Following his press conference on assumption of office as the minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike has been quoted to have ordered the demolition of Jabi Motor park in Abuja.

 

The claim is FALSE

 

One of the sources of the claim is from a one minute-twenty-seven-seconds video shared on Tik-Tok and forwarded many times on WhatsApp

 

According to a report by Daily Trust, someone speaking in the Hausa language was heard lamenting that “Everyone in Nigeria knows Jabi Park and today the government has ordered its demolition. Our shops have been demolished and our business burned.” However, Daily Trust debunked the claim and confirmed from those at the park that there is neither ongoing demolition or notification of such at the Jabi park and there had been none in 2023.

 

Still Several statements continued to be shared on social media and blogs supporting the claim.

 

Verifying the video using a Google reverse image, results revealed that the video was from 2020 when the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) ordered the demolition of illegal shops in the Jabi Motor Park.

 

CONCLUSION

 

The claim that the FCT minister Nyesom Wike had ordered demolition of Jabi Motor Park is false.

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