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Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by saintade01(m): 4:48pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
Nigeria Sars protest: The misinformation circulating online By Peter Mwai BBC Reality Check 22 October 2020 Africa Protests about the Sars police unit have been going on for two weeks Protests began earlier this month in Nigeria calling on the authorities to abolish a controversial police unit called the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (Sars). The story has started trending globally, with thousands of posts on social media, but not all of them factual. We have looked at some of the misinformation that has spread online. The woman protestor whose brothers were not killed by the police A striking image of a woman called Ugwu Blessing Ugochukwu crying while holding a folded Nigerian flag, and sitting on top of a statue have been widely shared on Twitter. Screen shot of social post labelled False The image is real, and she had joined protests in south-eastern Nigeria. But as the image was shared, people started adding misleading information. "Not one brother...3...on the same day...killed and dumped in a well," a widely-circulated reply to one of the posts with the image said, claiming she'd lost family members at the hands of the police. When we contacted a spokesperson for Ms Ugochukwu called Gideon Obianime, he told us this was not true. He said Ms Ugochukwu herself was briefly detained by Sars forces in 2018, but although she has brothers, none of them had been killed by Sars forces. "I think people started adding assumptions to the photo. She has been getting a lot of backlash [over this]," Mr Obianime told the BBC. Carrying the national flag will not protect you from the army Screen shot of Facebook post labelled misleading This unproven claim has gone viral - that a soldier cannot shoot someone holding the Nigerian flag. It's been widely shared on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram, with some suggesting there's an unwritten military code to that effect. The claim appears to have originated from a screenshot of a conversation, in which someone says they were told this by their dad, a retired army officer. Someone replies saying: "I think this is military code... You guys should repost so protesters will see." However, there's no evidence for this, and some accounts have since deleted their posts after other online users pointed out it was misleading. Onyekachi Umah, a lawyer in Nigeria, told the BBC there were laws about respecting the national flag, but added: "Just the fact that someone is holding the flag would not mean they [the army] cannot act." We have asked the army to find out if the practice is not to target any person holding the flag, but they have yet to respond. However, a Nigerian journalist told us they had asked a former senior officer about this, and had been told no such practice existed. -No, a senior Nigerian official didn't call the protests 'child's play' A few days into the protests, a video was posted online showing one of President Muhammadu Buhari's advisers, Femi Adesina, apparently referring to them as just "child's play". Many interpreted this to mean the president's adviser was dismissing the protests. Alongside the video was a message: "If you are not angry enough, I hope this video helps you." But the video is old and has been edited out of context. It relates to a different set of protests held two months ago - and has nothing to do with the Sars issue. At the time, Mr Adesina had been on a local TV station talking about those protests. But the video posted on Twitter has been edited to remove the introduction, which would have given the proper context. The TV station concerned, Channels TV, has now issued a clarification about the video. And Mr Adesina himself has released a statement , thanking the station for the clarification, and saying that the misleading video led to his phone being "bombarded.... with curses, expletives, and messages from the pit of hell". The 'fake' shopping mall incident that wasn't fake A screenshot of a tweet claiming a video was an old video And now for an example of something being called out as fake that did happen - although exactly who was involved is not clear. A video showing looting and violence at a shopping mall in south-west Nigeria's Osun state over the weekend became the subject of accusations and counter-accusations about links to the anti-police brutality protests. The short video was posted by a Twitter account belonging to the All Progressives Congress UK - a group allied to Nigeria's ruling party - alleging that protesters linked to the anti-Sars movement were looting. But some online users supporting the anti-Sars protests were quick to dismiss the video. They said it was not related to Sars protests, but from the retaliatory attacks last year against South African-associated businesses after Nigerians had been targeted in South Africa. Others claimed the video was staged. From the video, some shops in the location can be clearly identified and we found they match photos posted on the Osun Mall website . The BBC spoke to one of the shop owners and someone who witnessed the attack, who confirmed it took place. Also, this mall only opened in December last year, some months after the xenophobic attacks - which rules out the video being from then. We have contacted the state police to try to find out who was involved in the incident, but have yet to receive a response. Nigerian Catholic bishops and an anti-Sars protest A tweet which used an old photo of Nigerian Catholic bishops on a march A tweet that has been re-tweeted thousands of times falsely claimed that Catholic bishops had marched in support of the protests. The tweet included a photo showing bishops among a procession of people, most of them wearing black, with some carrying placards. But this photo is old. A reverse image search shows it is from March, when the Catholic Bishop's Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) led a protest in Abuja against killings and kidnappings in the country. The umbrella body of Catholic Bishops in Nigeria has issued a statement supporting the Sars protests, but they have not physically joined in any protests. Additional reporting by BBC Monitoring's Linnete Bahati and BBC Africa's Yemisi Adegoke https://www.bbc.com/news/amp/world-africa-54628292?__twitter_impression=true
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Re: Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by SLAP44: 4:49pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
The only constant truth in all of this is that SARS has killed thousands of southern youths and the government kept quiet about this for over a decade. The present government is evil. 9 Likes |
Re: Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by Nobody: 4:49pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
The 'pissful' Protesters and those sponsoring them are gradually getting exposed. They will be humiliated in no distant time too. I am only happy because the few wise ones like us on this forum have been vindicated. People thought we were enemies of progress but now, they can clearly see that we saw what they didn't see coming. SLAP44: When you can't prove an issue, you resort to avoiding them round-aboutationally. Give us names of those killed in the massacre, you can't provide any. Now look at what you are typing.. It is true that SARS has killed thousands of southern youths and the Nigerian government is evil. But more true is the fact that you and people with kindred belief are more evil and should never be accommodated anywhere. 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by Franzinni: 4:51pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
Jesus Christ !!! Fear social media o |
Re: Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by ican2020: 4:52pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
Okay 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by OkoNDOoBo: 4:53pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
Gradually the truth will come out. All the people that were dead online on tuesday came back Alive on Wednesday to debunk the news of their death. 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by baralatie(m): 4:53pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
lobatan |
Re: Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by TecM0: 4:54pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
I knew BBC and Aljazeera would open this people's case file 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by flamingREED(m): 4:56pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
SLAP44: Keep up the good work. Britain itself is evil. 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by Franzinni: 4:58pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
SLAP44:no be lie bros 2 Likes |
Re: Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by seunmsg(m): 4:59pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
The carnage was fueled by fake news. Sadly, there seems to be no way out right now. Things will get worse as we move towards 2023. 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by jlinkd78(m): 5:00pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
Just as expected BBC and their British masters are shocked and disappointed that their empire is about to go down. 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by okpalaAnambra: 5:01pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
Sars you see what you've caused?? Your lawlessness didn't only cost us it cost you and the government too, Atleast everyone was suffered |
Re: Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by Moferere: 5:03pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
Hehe |
Re: Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by Nobody: 5:04pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
What happened to the guy whose last words were "peace and unity"? Many of you shared that post. 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by vixpal: 5:05pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
BBC is different from Nigeria junk Journalism EndSars Peaceful Protesters |
Re: Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by Shortyy(f): 5:08pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
DJ switch is on the thread narrating what happened live. But y'all created your own fake thread. I guess it's to counter her. This thread you created is also from social media. So it's fake too. 3 Likes |
Re: Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by HalimaIsrael2: 5:08pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
Good information |
Re: Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by CodeTemplar: 5:14pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
A stitch in time... |
Re: Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by mbaise1000: 5:18pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
that some cockroaches have access to social media and going from thread to thread denying that people were murdered during this PROTEST defending people who ran out of the country and left them behind is the height of zombiesm and to think that they are claiming to be the most intelligent, what else can I say 2 Likes |
Re: Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by Nobody: 5:21pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
now we can see but the enemies of Nigeria will want false narrative to fly only God that know what these children of lies agenda is I keep asking where are the bodies? then keep posting soundbites and twitter fake news clips the truth is coming out. 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by Proeast2: 5:23pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
Rubbish! In this internet and social media age, it is to be expected that some mischievous elements will want to fabricate stories for ulterior motives, but does that mean there wasn't a massacre of protesters? Does that mean hoodlums wasn't paid by people in authority and moved in government vehicles to protest grounds where they caused mayhem?! 1 Like |
Re: Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by Nigeriabiafra80: 5:28pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
BBC element of British distortion and slavery They will always dish out information favoring their masters company called Nigeria Britain is the reason Nigeria is still under develop after knowingly handling Nigeria affair to northerners due to their agility to bend to their wills While making azikiwe the ceremonial imp 1 Like
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Re: Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by olu77(m): 5:37pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
What is the truth? |
Re: Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by Kyase(m): 5:42pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
OZOnNengiTheory:Now they are shouting "shot them on sight" there's one that was shouting "destroy destroy" on Facebook, e shop nothing remain now. I wan laugh but I hold my laugh 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by Nobody: 5:44pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
Kyase: 1 Like 1 Share
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Re: Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by Truthteller2020: 5:44pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
OZOnNengiTheory:Over 200 cars that belongs to protesters were Burnt in Abuja,who did that?a protester was killed in Benin,who killed him?most of you just opened mouth to talk nonsense,yet after the rubbish you will still go and sleep in darkness..yeye people |
Re: Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by Nobody: 5:48pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
Truthteller2020:You must be dumb not to know the answer to the stupid questions you just asked. |
Re: Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by PaChukwudi44(m): 5:50pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
seunmsg:But you at least agree there were was carnage at the Lekki toll gate? |
Re: Nigeria Sars Protest: The Misinformation Circulating Online - BBC by seunmsg(m): 6:42pm On Oct 23, 2020 |
PaChukwudi44: There was shooting no doubt and it’s condemnable. However, there was no large scale massacre. |
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