Military not taking over Sierra Leone election after 24 hours

Claim: A TikTok video showing a man dressed in a military uniform warned that if there is no free and fair election in Sierra Leone, his troops will take over after 24 hours. 

FINDING: A look at the Tik Tok account (@presidentobonjo) that shared the video shows that the man in the video is a comedian who identifies as President Abundura of Laughter (lafta) Republic. A keyword search on Google also led to his Facebook account, where he identified as a comedian. He also got the election date wrong. Instead of June 24, he said June 23. 

This shows the video is a skit with no real threat. 

Military not taking over Sierra Leone election after 24 hours
Screenshots of his account on Facebook, Twitter, TikTok and YouTube. 
Military not taking over Sierra Leone election after 24 hours

VERDICT: FALSE

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