An X user identified as Ogonna Ezeka, has shared a video with the claim that it shows Igbos from Nigeria being killed over alleged money rituals in Mozambique.
The 30-second video, posted on May 13, 2024, had gathered over nine thousand views as of the time it was retrieved from X. The caption to the video reads, “This happened in Mozambique killing the igbos there for using the citizens for money rituals.”
In the disturbing video, some individuals were lying on the road already set on fire with tyres and a mob could be seen beating them.
Another verified X user shared Ezeka’s post on May 16, with the caption, “Damn. I just watched this video. It has to be one of the most inhumane videos have ever seen. Igbos is not every country you lot need to visit.” The post had garnered over one hundred and seventy-eight thousand views on the microblogging platform.
Claim: Video shows the killing of Igbos over alleged money rituals in Mozambique
Verification
To confirm the claim’s veracity, the CDD War Room conducted a Google reverse image search to trace the source of the viral video and here is what we found.
Krudplug.net published the longer version of the exact video in April 2023 alongside the report that 13 suspected gang members were beaten and burnt to death with gasoline-soaked tyres in the Republic of Haiti.
Haiti National Police disclosed that officers in the capital city’s Canape Vert section stopped and searched a minibus carrying some suspects found with weapons, for contraband, before they were lynched by members of the public, according to the news piece.
The incident, described as horrific vigilante violence, was said to underline public anger over the rising lawless situation in Port-au-Prince, Haiti’s capital, where criminal gangs had reportedly taken control of an estimated 60% of the city following the assassination of President Jovenel Moise in July 2021.
The Associated Press, BBC, Voice of America, and Los Angeles Times also reported the development as can be seen here, here, here and here.
Verdict: FALSE
The CDD War Room confirms that the viral video shows the moment suspected gang members were lynched by a mob in Haiti, not Igbos being killed. Multiple media outlets such as the Associated Press, BBC, Voice of America, and Los Angeles Times reported the development in April 2023.