CLAIM: An X user, @O_basslet (archived here), has posted a video alongside a claim that Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) officials led thugs to attack Accord party agents in Ward 4, Unit 4 in Ikire, Irewole LGA of Osun State.
FINDINGS:
Analysis of the audio-visual attached to the post revealed that individuals present said a popular person known as Abass led the group to attack them, rather than NSCDC officials.
A reverse image search of keyframes from the video by our researchers returned no data on the video online.
The Nigerian Fact-checkers’ Coalition (NFC) reached out to the spokesperson for the Osun State Police Command, Abiodun Ojelabi, to confirm if there’s any disruption in Ward 4, Unit 4 of Ikire town in the state. Ojelabi said there was no chaos in polling wards and units with the tag 4. He also noted that the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in Ikire has been securing Ward 4.
The coalition also reached out to the spokesperson for the NSCDC, Kehinde Adeleke, who debunked the claim, stating that nothing of such happened or was heard. She also mentioned that she had been going around some polling units to ensure that the election went smoothly. Residents in the Irepodun and Irewole local government areas also confirmed there was no chaos in the units.
VERDICT: MISLEADING
SOURCES: NSCDC, Osun Police, Residents
DATE: 15/08/ 2026.
AUTHOR: Zainab Abdulrasaq