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Yunusa Umar

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Facebook Checks

Image used to depict arrest of suspected attacker in Niger, misleading  

Yunusa Umar · 283 views · Oct 22, 2026

Map showing Niger State. Photo Source: The Guardian.
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Fact Check

Image of rescued hostages misrepresented as bandits in Niger 

Yunusa Umar · 422 views · Sep 22, 2026

Armed bandits in northern Nigeria. Photo Source: Daily Trust.
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Fact Check

Misleading! Image of arrested soldier unrelated to abduction of Zamfara clerics

Yunusa Umar · 287 views · Sep 19, 2026

Misleading! Image of arrested soldier unrelated to abduction of Zamfara clerics
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Fact Check

Image of suspected bandit arrested in Zamfara, not recent

Yunusa Umar · 494 views · Sep 9, 2026

Image of suspected bandit arrested in Zamfara, not recent
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African Languages

Da gaske jirgi mai saukar ungulu ta kwashi ‘yan ta’adda daga makarantar firamaren Kaboji da ke jihar Neja?

Yunusa Umar · 239 views · Sep 9, 2026

Did helicopter evacuate wounded terrorists at Kaboji Primary School in Niger State?
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African Languages

Hoton da ke da’awar wai an kashe ‘yan sanda ne a jihar Kebbi da fasahar AI aka kirkiro

Yunusa Umar · 228 views · Sep 9, 2026

Trending image of Police officers killed in Kebbi, AI-generated
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Fact Check

Mahmuda’s 2025 arrest resurfaces with misleading photo

Yunusa Umar · 256 views · Aug 25, 2026

Mahmuda’s 2025 arrest resurfaces with misleading photo
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Fact Check

Trending image of Police officers killed in Kebbi, AI-generated

Yunusa Umar · 790 views · Aug 20, 2026

Trending image of Police officers killed in Kebbi, AI-generated
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African Languages

Hotuna da bidiyo ba ayyukan da sojoji suka yi a Zamfara kwanan ne su ke nunawa ba

Yunusa Umar, Shafa'atu Suleiman · 155 views · Jul 24, 2026

Viral photos, video do not show recent military operation in Zamfara
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Headline

Did helicopter evacuate wounded terrorists at Kaboji Primary School in Niger State? 

Yunusa Umar · 262 views · Jul 22, 2026

Did helicopter evacuate wounded terrorists at Kaboji Primary School in Niger State?

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