Claim: A Facebook post by Mc Izzy claims a recently recorded video shows a Nigerian soldier supplying bullets to bandits.
Verdict: Misleading. Although the video depicts an actual event, it is from 2022, not recent.
Full Text
A Facebook user, Mc Izzy, shared a video (archived here), showing a man in a military uniform being searched by his colleagues after ammunition was discovered concealed around his waist. The user alleged that the soldier is the one supplying bandits and kidnappers with bullets.
The post’s caption reads, “See the soldier man supplying bandit bullets.”
The claimant in the video said, “Now, this kind person, dem suppose punish am, the whole world go see am. Because take it or leave it, believe me or not, there are still several of them in this kind of act, doing this kind of act. Several of them still dey both in police, in army, everywhere, dem still dey.”
His comments, translated to English, read, “Now, a person like this should be punished publicly for the whole world to see because whether you accept it or not, or whether you believe me or not, there are still several individuals involved in this type of activity. Many of them are still present within the police, the military, and everywhere else; they are still there.”
As of Aug. 7, 2026, the video had gained 483,000 views, 769 shares, 8,000 likes, and 104 comments.
The claim attracted mixed reactions in the comment section. While some users said the video is old, others believed it was a recent event.
One Facebook user, Jay Jay, described the video as old. He wrote, “This one na very old video na.”
“This is an old video of about 3-4 years now,” Oluwakemi Oyibo said.
“It can’t be only him. I think he needs a thorough investigation…” Aliu Ahmed commented.
“May God expose their secrets, amen,” Abdullahi Faruk wrote.
Given the sensitive nature of the claim amid security concerns in Nigeria, it is important to verify it.
Verification
The video was verified using the InVID tool. The extracted keyframes from the footage were subjected to reverse image searches.
The searches led to a video post by @TheNationNews on Oct. 12, 2022, which reads, “Soldier caught with stolen ammunition for terrorists and bandits.”
Another X user, @OneJoblessBoy, on Oct. 22, 2022, posted the video with the caption, “Nigerian Army soldier arrested by his colleagues for allegedly supplying ammunition to Boko Haram terrorists.”
Likewise, an Instagram user @ogunupdate shared the same video on Oct. 11 2022. Parts of the accompanying text read, “God pass you; 99 days for the thief, so you’ll go and give Boko Haram to come and attack us.”
All posts traced to 2022 shared similar narratives and were 1 minute 56 seconds long, unlike the claimant’s post, which had a different caption and was 4 minutes 31 seconds long.
We conducted a keyword search to find publications related to the alleged incident and found a report by The Cable on Oct. 11, 2022. The headline of The Cable’s report reads, “Soldier nabbed for stealing and supplying ammunition to bandits in Borno.”
The report highlighted the arrest of a soldier identified as Emmanuel Iorliam, attached to the 156 Task Force Battalion, codenamed Operation Hadin Kai, in Mainok, Borno State, by his colleagues, alleged to be stealing ammunition and supplying the same to terrorists and bandits.
Similarly, The Punch in a report dated Oct. 13, 2022, documents a similar incident.
The available evidence indicates the video is not recent but dates to 2022. This shows the video was recycled and shared as a recent incident involving it.
Conclusion
The video is not recent, but a recycled one from 2022. The claim is therefore misleading as the caption presents the incident as recent.
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