Claim: A Facebook page, Igbere TV, posted a video claiming that Biafra freedom activists staged a peaceful protest and called on the United States and Israel for help.
Verdict: The claim is false. The attached video is from 2019.
Full Text
On Feb. 28, 2026, Israel and the United States (US) launched strikes on Iran under Operation Epic Fury, killing Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and targeting parts of Iran’s security apparatus. Iran retaliated with missiles and drones targeting US bases, Israel, and Gulf allies, with the conflict spreading to Lebanon and Azerbaijan. As of March 5, 2026, strikes were still ongoing, with at least 787 Iranian deaths recorded and no ceasefire in sight.
Since the escalation of the crisis, several viral videos have circulated online, especially from Nigeria, and have been linked to reactions to the conflict. Some of these videos have already been fact-checked by DUBAWA, here and here.
One of such videos was posted by the Facebook page Igbere TV (archived here) on March 5, 2026, with the caption, “Biafra Freedom Activists held a Peaceful Protest and Called on US and Israel for help.”
As of March 5, 2026, the post had generated over 3,200 comments, 11,500 likes, and more than 2,800 reshares, indicating significant engagement from social media users.
The same video was also shared by another Facebook user, Justice Ozobi, with a different caption that read: “Breaking News protest in Aba as Igbo People support Israel and America.. God bless ndi Igbo. God bless America, God bless Israel, together we stand.”
Similarly, another Facebook page, Zuker Nation, shared screenshots from the video with the caption: “Biafra freedom activists held a peaceful protest asking the U.S. and Israel for support and help.”
The posts attracted several reactions from users. A Facebook user, Segun Adeleke, commented, “I am in full support of this as a Yoruba man.”
Another user, Success Abel Emmanuel, wrote, “Nigeria is divided already; north and southern Nigeria have different views on Iran’s war with America.”
Francis Kenneth also commented, “We middle-belt are happy God bless Biafra, God bless Israel, God bless US,” while Samy Luka wrote, “I support this movement from Jos, Plateau State, this is well, well-dedicated protest, not like those illiteracy ones.”
DUBAWA decided to fact-check the claim due to the high level of engagement and its sensitive nature, which links Nigeria’s separatist agitation to an ongoing international conflict. Such claims, when left unchecked, can mislead the public and contribute to misinformation about both local and international events.
Verification
DUBAWA subjected screenshots from the video to Google Reverse Image Search and found that the footage predates the current crisis. The results showed that the video dates back to 2019.
Further checks showed that the same video was originally posted online in 2019, and it resurfaced again in 2024, years before the current 2026 conflict between Iran, Israel, and the United States.
Conclusion
The claim that the video shows a recent protest by Biafran freedom activists calling on the US and Israel for support in relation to the ongoing Middle East crisis is false. Findings show that the video is not recent; it originally appeared online in 2019 and resurfaced in 2024. The footage has, therefore, been recycled and shared out of context to create a misleading narrative.