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Claim: A Facebook user, Wilson MDone, posted a video showing a crowd throwing a white substance at a man. The post caption read, “Say no to APC and Tinubu Government.”
Verdict: False. DUBAWA’s findings reveal that the video is from Zambia, not Nigeria.
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A Facebook user, Wilson MDone, posted a video (archived here) captioned, “Say no to APC and Tinubu Government,” suggesting that the footage was related to the Nigerian political situation.
In the video, some individuals are seen pouring a white substance over a man’s head as security officials escort him towards a vehicle.
The video was accompanied by a post titled, “NIGERIA 2027: THE TIME TO ASK QUESTIONS IS NOW.”
Part of the post’s caption read, “For years, Nigerians have been asking for a country where food is affordable, jobs are available, businesses can survive, and citizens can live safely. Today, many families are still struggling with the high cost of living, poverty, food insecurity and insecurity across different parts of the country.”
The video, posted on Oct. 9, 2026, had garnered over 785 comments, 4,200 shares and 15,200 likes as of Oct. 12, 2026.
Some commenters questioned whether the incident occurred in Nigeria, while others related it to the country’s political situation.
Gist with Chris TV asked, “Is this 9ja?”
Adegbite Adeniyi Olo wrote, “This is not Nigeria; it is one African country.”
Alh Saidu Hussaini commented, “Remember the period of percentage payment of salaries to Teachers and local government workers.”
The video was reposted here, here, here and here.
But is the video from Nigeria, and is it related to President Bola Tinubu or the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government?
These questions prompted DUBAWA to investigate the video and determine whether the footage is connected to the Nigerian government.
Verification
DUBAWA observed an inscription on the shirt of one of the men in the video at the 0:04 mark, which reads, “UPND security.”
We conducted a Google search to establish the meaning of the inscription. We found that UPND stands for the United Party for National Development, a political party in Zambia. This suggests the video may be connected to the Southern African country.
DUBAWA subsequently conducted a reverse image search on keyframes from the video. The search led to an earlier version of the footage posted on Facebook by Kasempa Big Voice on July 23, 2026.
The account identifies itself as a journalist based in Lusaka, Zambia’s capital.
The video’s caption read, “It’s like the driver is also a kaonde.”
To understand the context of the caption, DUBAWA searched for the meaning of “Kaonde” and found that the Kaonde are an indigenous Central Bantu ethnolinguistic community living primarily in Zambia’s North-Western and Central provinces, as well as parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Further searches revealed that the same video was published in July 2026 by CrownTV Zambia and Zedtrend Television.
Both platforms shared the footage with the caption, “North-Western Province Permanent Secretary Colonel Grandson Wishikoti Katambi (Rtd) baptised in powder as per the tradition of the Chimbuya.”
This caption identifies the man in the video as Colonel Grandson Wishikoti Katambi (Rtd), the Permanent Secretary of Zambia’s North-Western Province.
DUBAWA’s findings also established that Chimbuya, also known as ichimbuya or icinungwe (tribal cousinship or joking relationships), is a traditional cultural practice in Zambia that builds peace, social cohesion, and humour among different ethnic groups,
Conclusion
DUBAWA’s findings reveal that the viral video is from Zambia, not Nigeria. The footage shared in July 2026 shows North-Western Province Permanent Secretary Colonel Grandson Wishikoti Katambi (Rtd) being powdered as part of a traditional Chimbuya practice.
Linking the video to the Nigerian government and the 2027 elections is therefore misleading, as it misrepresents its original context.