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The intersection of Nigerian politics and international conflicts dominated the digital landscape this week.
As tensions persist in the Middle East, we observed several attempts to link old footage and foreign events to Nigerian narratives.
From fabricated political quotes to misrepresented security videos, DUBAWA has scrutinised the most viral assertions. Below are some of the claims and our findings.
- Peter Obi said high food prices must be maintained to protect farmers
With Nigeria facing significant economic hurdles and rising inflation, a quote surfaced on social media attributed to the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi.
The post claimed Obi suggested that high food prices are necessary to ensure farmers remain profitable and protected.
Our findings show that the claim is therefore misleading. The Facebook user interpreted Obi’s comment on the importation of food and its effect on farmers as a call for high food prices to save farmers.
Read the full article here.
- Burkina Faso massacre video linked to Gwoza, Borno
Security remains a volatile topic in Nigeria’s northeast. Recently, a gruesome video circulated on Facebook, with users claiming it showed a fresh terrorist massacre in Gwoza, Borno State. The footage caused significant panic among residents and security observers.
DUBAWA conducted a reverse image search and digital forensic analysis of the footage.
We found that the video was recorded during the 2021 attack on Solhan village in Burkina Faso, where gunmen killed several civilians and forced residents to flee their homes. The clip has no connection to Gwoza or any recent event in Nigeria.
Click here for the full details.
- Nigerian Christians march in support of US and Israel
Amid the escalating military tension between the US, Israel, and Iran, a claim emerged on X that Nigerian Christians held a massive rally in Abuja to declare their support for the US-Israeli coalition. The post suggested the march was a direct reaction to the current Middle East crisis.
However, DUBAWA’s investigation revealed the claim to be misleading.
While the footage is real, we found that the rally was staged by members of the Biafran secessionist group, whose actions do not represent CAN or the majority of Christians in Nigeria.
Read the full report here.
- Old video shared as recent Biafra protest
A video resurfaced claiming to show a “recent” protest by pro-Biafra supporters seeking the intervention of the United States and Israel in their cause. The post suggested that the protest was a response to current global geopolitical shifts.
Through a series of keyframe searches, DUBAWA found that the same video was originally posted online in 2019 and resurfaced in 2024, years before the current 2026 conflict between Iran, Israel, and the United States.
Check here for the full report.
