A video has been widely circulated online with the claim that officers of the Nigeria Police invaded a Registration Area Centre (RAC), shooting tear gas to disrupt the distribution of election materials in Modakeke in the ongoing 2026 off-cycle governorship election in Osun State. A post by a verified X user identified as Nelly Agwu,...
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FACT CHECK: Did the Police Restrict Vehicular Movement from 12 am to 6 pm?
On November 7th 2025, the CDD War Room received a claim via the Check by Meedan tool. According to the claim, the Police have restricted movement in Anambra from 12 am to 6 pm ahead of the Saturday, November 8, 2025, gubernatorial election in the state. Claim: The Police have restricted vehicular movement in Anambra...
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FACT CHECK: Did Nigeria Police spokesperson repost 2011 photos to depict #EndBadGovernance protest?
Verdict: FALSE Sahara Reporters claimed in a news piece that Abdullahi Haruna Kiyawa, Nigeria Police spokesperson in Kano state, reposted 2011 photos to blackmail #Endbadgovernance protesters. The news, published on August 1, 2024, stated that Abdullahi Haruna had initially posted the photos on August 7, 2011, as criminal suspects and recovered items. However, he allegedly...
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FACT CHECK: Did X suspend Lagos Police Complaint Response Unit’s account?
A social media blogger, Wahala Network, claimed in an Instagram post that the X account of the Lagos Police Complaint Response Unit( CRU) was suspended by the microblogging platform, formerly known as Twitter. The post, captioned “Wahala Jam Network! Elon Musk’s app, X suspends Lagos Police Complaint Response Unit account,” had garnered over 19,000 likes...
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FACT CHECK: How true is the claim that bandits have asked all churches in Nigeria to shut down?
A video is making the rounds on social media with the claim that bandits have issued threat letters in which they have ordered all churches in Nigeria to shut down. The video, which was retrieved from WhatsApp on Sunday, October 29, 2023, shows a social media influencer with the alias Edobabe, alongside a clip of...
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Shin akwai wata sabuwar doka ta ‘yan sanda a Najeriya da ta hana mutum fiye da biyu tafiya a lokaci guda?
Wani mai amfani da shafin sada zumunta na Twitter yayi ikrarin cewa wata sabuwar doka ta ‘yan sanda a Najeriya ta hana mutum fiye da biyu, musamman ma maza, tafiya akan titi a lokaci guda. “Allah ya so ni kadai na nake yawo na kwanan nan. Sabida ya kamata a bincike wannan sabuwar doka ta...
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FACT CHECK: Is there a new Nigeria police law that forbids walking in groups?
A Twitter user has claimed that there is a new Nigeria Police law that forbids more than two persons, especially males, from walking together. “Thank God I move alone these days. Cos this new police law that forbid more than two people(male) moving together in broad daylight needs to be thoroughly studied.” This was in...