{"id":21748,"date":"2025-02-25T11:44:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T10:44:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/?p=21748"},"modified":"2025-02-25T11:44:29","modified_gmt":"2025-02-25T10:44:29","slug":"false-motorbike-riders-did-not-kill-10-officers-of-liberias-national-police","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/false-motorbike-riders-did-not-kill-10-officers-of-liberias-national-police\/","title":{"rendered":"False! Motorbike riders did not kill 10 officers of Liberia\u2019s National Police"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background wp-block-paragraph\">Claim: A Facebook user claimed some motorbike riders killed ten police officers.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"132\" height=\"55\" data-attachment-id=\"20175\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/post-edo-election-fact-checks-edo-2024-governorship-election\/false-4-1-10\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/FALSE-4-1-10.png?fit=132%2C55&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"132,55\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FALSE-4-1-10\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/FALSE-4-1-10.png?fit=132%2C55&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/FALSE-4-1-10.png?resize=132%2C55\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20175\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-white-color has-vivid-red-background-color has-text-color has-background has-link-color wp-elements-37fe28e247fdd48b3f353c29eea278ef wp-block-paragraph\">Verdict: False. The spokesperson of the Liberia National Police says the information is untrue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Full Text<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Following the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/v\/18SBkKcYNd\/?mibextid=wwXIfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">death<\/a> of a motorcycle rider on February 19 in Monrovia, the government of Liberia <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/v\/14qWeKZrPb9\/?mibextid=wwXIfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a> that some bike riders went on a rampage and destroyed public facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The government said that the booths which host officers of the Liberia National Police (LNP) in Freeport, Central Monrovia, and by Boulevard got vandalised. This led to a temporary no-go zone ban for commercial bike riders from the affected areas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In his post on February 21, a Facebook user named <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/1FZ84pTQu5\/?mibextid=wwXIfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bonah Yewolo<\/a>&nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/p\/18mfunKxp2\/?mibextid=wwXIfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">claimed<\/a> that some bike riders believed to be supporters of the former ruling party beat and \u201ckilled ten police officers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He added that the riders took the dead bodies of the officers to the headquarters of the LNP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com\/docsz\/AD_4nXdwLUvH3LE6rtF5TK7ERbeNp77t6o2j_KftuGkXM9SF5DYwYKguvvXp3CBWjj-K9-nPaCqT7oA7-79cPXpJXY_dgvOftpJbqV-voh3tsxS_iY6ku0BK0Hr9PNyY7MU0U9DuRNjt5Q?key=mK1WPp9FUeQMBL-n6GaTp5CW\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>A screenshot of the post.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Given the security nature of the post, DUBAWA decided to verify and authenticate the information shared.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Verification&nbsp;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a case as serious as this, which has allegedly claimed the lives of ten police officers, the issue would have been reported in the media, but checks by this reporter showed there were no such reports of the death of 10 police officers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DUBAWA then contacted the spokesperson of the Liberia National Police, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/share\/14vTjq4fe1\/?mibextid=wwXIfr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cecelia Clarke<\/a>, for authentication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In response, Madam Clarke said the information was not true. She stated that the rumour is a disinformation meant to instil fear in the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She added that it would not have been a secret if such a thing had happened.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou know what it means to kill even one police officer and bring the body to the police headquarters,\u201d Clarke questioned. \u201cSo the information is unfounded, she stressed.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She, however, urged the public to desist from spreading such information.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion&nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">False. Motorbike riders did not kill 10 officers of the Liberia National Police.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Claim: A Facebook user claimed some motorbike riders killed ten police officers. Verdict: False. The spokesperson of the Liberia National Police says the information is untrue. Full Text Following the death of a motorcycle rider on February 19 in Monrovia, the government of Liberia reported that some bike riders went on a rampage and destroyed public facilities. The government said that the booths which host officers of the Liberia National Police (LNP) in Freeport, Central Monrovia, and by Boulevard got vandalised. This led to a temporary no-go zone ban for commercial bike riders from the affected areas.&nbsp; In his post on February 21, a Facebook user named Bonah Yewolo&nbsp; claimed that some bike riders believed to be supporters of the former ruling party beat and \u201ckilled ten police officers.\u201d He added that the riders took the dead bodies of the officers to the headquarters of the LNP. A screenshot of the post. Given the security nature of the post, DUBAWA decided to verify and authenticate the information shared. Verification&nbsp; For a case as serious as this, which has allegedly claimed the lives of ten police officers, the issue would have been reported in the media, but checks by this reporter showed there were no such reports of the death of 10 police officers. DUBAWA then contacted the spokesperson of the Liberia National Police, Cecelia Clarke, for authentication. In response, Madam Clarke said the information was not true. She stated that the rumour is a disinformation meant to instil fear in the public. She added that it would not have been a secret if such a thing had happened.&nbsp; \u201cYou know what it means to kill even one police officer and bring the body to the police headquarters,\u201d Clarke questioned. \u201cSo the information is unfounded, she stressed.\u201d She, however, urged the public to desist from spreading such information.&nbsp; Conclusion&nbsp; False. Motorbike riders did not kill 10 officers of the Liberia National Police.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21749,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"hannibal_claim_source":"","hannibal_source_label":"","hannibal_card_color":"blue","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"default","_twitter_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type":"default","_pinterest_share_type":"default","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"default","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_bluesky_share_type":"","_mastodon_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[1571,3812,3815,1960],"tags":[],"verdict":[],"ppma_author":[3786],"class_list":["post-21748","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-fact-check","category-headline","category-homepage","category-liberia"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8R6dE-5EM","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"authors":[{"term_id":3786,"user_id":0,"is_guest":1,"slug":"gloria-wleh","display_name":"Gloria Wleh","avatar_url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&r=g","author_category":"","user_url":"","last_name":"","first_name":"","job_title":"","description":""}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/Photo-of-the-police-headquarters-Photo-source-Liberia-National-Police.jpg?fit=410%2C512&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21748","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21748"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21748\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21750,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21748\/revisions\/21750"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21748"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21748"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21748"},{"taxonomy":"verdict","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/verdict?post=21748"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dubawa.org\/dir\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/ppma_author?post=21748"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}