Endsars Video used to portray attack on Tinubu’s convoy during Osun APC rally

Claim: A viral video suggests the convoy of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC), Bola Tinubu, was attacked after a mega rally.

DUBAWA discovered that the video was shot in 2020 during the Endsars protest in Osun state, and has nothing to do with Mr Tinubu’s visit to the state for a party rally. 

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The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, attended a rally in Osogbo, the Osun State capital to campaign for governor Adegboyega Oyetola.

Mr Oyetola is seeking a second term of four years in Saturday’s July 16 governorship election in Osun state.

Shortly after the rally,  social media was awash with a video suggesting that the APC presidential candidate and his entourage were attacked by angry youths of the state. 

However, reading through the comment, we discovered conflicting comments. While some believe the event happened during the rally, some were quick to discard it as an old video. 

As Saturday’s election in Osun state draws near, DUBAWA saw the need to verify this claim because it may lead to anxiety and tension among electorates during the election.  

Verification

A keyword search for the alleged attack on Mr Tinibu’s entourage did not lead to any news report by any credible news organisation. 

DUBAWA conducted a frame-by-frame analysis of the video on the InVid Video verification tool.  Results from the analysis show that the earliest version of the video appeared online on 17th  October 2020 during the popular Endsars protest. 

The video was posted by multiple media houses like Channels, TVC, and AIT Online, with captions such as: “Hoodlums attack Osun state governor, Gboyega Oyetola as he addresses #EndSARS protesters at Olaiya Junction in Osogbo.”

Credible newspapers like Premium Times, Cable, Vanguard, and Tribune, among others also published reports of the attack by the hoodlums on Mr Oyetola’s convoy in 2020. 

During the attack, it was reported that at least two protesters were killed by armed thugs who attacked the Governor’s convoy. 

We also reached out to the spokesperson of Tinubu Campaign Organisation, Bayo Onanuga, but he did not pick up calls or reply to messages sent to him via text and WhatsApp. 

Conclusion

The viral video with the narrative that the APC presidential candidate, Mr Tinubu was attacked after a mega rally of the party in Osun state is false. DUBAWA discovered that the video was shot in 2020 during the Endsars protest in Osun state, and has nothing to do with Mr Tinubu’s visit to the state for his party rally.