CLAIM: A post shared on Facebook claimed that thugs had set fire to shops owned by Igbo traders in Ladipo market in Lagos. The post has also been circulated on WhatsApp.
FINDING: Checks showed that the video was from a 2022 fire incident in the market. Nosa Okunbor, the public relations officer of the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), also said he had not received a report of any fire incident in the market as of Monday, February 27, 2023.
VERDICT: INCORRECT
SOURCE: LASEMA, Google reverse image search
DATE: 27/02/2023
