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Claim: A Facebook user shared a picture claiming that a Hausa man in Port Harcourt is selling vultures disguised as roasted chickens.
Verdict: Misleading! Credible media reports confirm that the incident occurred in 2012 and is unrelated to any recent event.
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A Facebook user Chijinkem Ugwuanyi claims a man was caught trapping vultures to be sold as roasted chicken for people to buy in Port-Harcourt.
The caption reads, “BUYERS BEWARE: Hausa Man Caught Selling VULTURE as Fried Chicken.’’ He wrote.
“This 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.” He further wrote.
Data available shows that the post has amassed about 269 likes, 235 comments and 146 reposts as of Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024.
From the comment section, we noticed that while some users affirmed its authenticity and expressed diverse opinions, others dismissed it as outdated.
“Thank God no be human being,” Ekpere Amaka wrote.
Another user Henry commented, “Not 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.”
“This is an old post because one vulture presently is almost 500k.” Frank Modilim stated.
Similar posts can be seen on Facebook (here, here, and here.) and X.
Due to the divergent opinions in reaction to the post, DUBAWA decided to verify the claim.
Verification
DUBAWA carried out a Google reverse image search on the shared post. The result led us to a similar post made on Facebook on Sept. 25, 2012.
We further carried out a keyword search on Google and noticed reports by reputable media outlets reporting a similar story in September 2012.
On Sept. 21, 2012, Daily Post 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.
Another report by NewsGhana 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.
CKN News and Information Nigeria also reported similar stories.
Conclusion
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.
