{"id":20313,"date":"2024-09-30T19:16:46","date_gmt":"2024-09-30T18:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=20313"},"modified":"2024-09-30T19:16:49","modified_gmt":"2024-09-30T18:16:49","slug":"man-caught-selling-vulture-as-suya-not-recent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/man-caught-selling-vulture-as-suya-not-recent\/","title":{"rendered":"Man caught selling vulture as suya not recent"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Claim<\/strong>: A Facebook<\/a> user shared a picture claiming that a Hausa man in Port Harcourt is selling vultures disguised as roasted chickens.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Verdict<\/strong>: Misleading! Credible media reports confirm that the incident occurred in 2012 and is unrelated to any recent event.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Full Text<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A Facebook<\/a> user Chijinkem Ugwuanyi<\/a> claims a man was caught trapping vultures to be sold as roasted chicken for people to buy in Port-Harcourt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The caption reads, \u201cBUYERS BEWARE: Hausa Man Caught Selling VULTURE as Fried Chicken.\u2019\u2019 He wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis Hausa man was caught trapping vulture(s) with snuff in Onne, Port Harcourt and wanted to use them as roasted chicken for people to buy.\u201d He further wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Data available shows that the post has amassed about 269 likes, 235 comments and 146 reposts as of Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From the comment section, we noticed that while some users affirmed its authenticity and expressed diverse opinions, others dismissed it as outdated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThank God no be human being,\u201d Ekpere Amaka<\/a> wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another user Henry<\/a> commented, \u201cNot bad, vulture na meat not bad, e good pass chicken and very good. Eating vultures cures many things for the body but not the roasted ones.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis is an old post because one\u00a0 vulture presently is almost 500k.\u201d Frank Modilim<\/a> stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Similar posts can be seen on Facebook (here<\/a>, here<\/a>, and here<\/a>.) and X<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Due to the divergent opinions in reaction to the post,  DUBAWA decided to verify the claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Verification<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

DUBAWA carried out a Google reverse image search on the shared post. The result led us to a similar post made on Facebook<\/a> on Sept. 25, 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We further carried out a keyword search on Google and noticed reports by reputable media outlets reporting a similar story in September 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Sept. 21, 2012, Daily Post<\/a> reported that a man from the North East region was arrested in Onne, Port-Harcourt while trapping vultures for roasted chicken for his suya business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Another report by NewsGhana<\/a> added that the man confessed to having been involved in such practices for a long time. DUBAWA also noticed that the claimant’s post looks familiar with this media report.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CKN News<\/a> and Information Nigeria<\/a> also reported similar stories.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Conclusion<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

DUBAWA research indicates that the picture has been online since Sept. 2012 and is not as recent as portrayed by the claimant. Therefore, the claim is misleading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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