CLAIM: An X user @salawueedris1 claimed (archived here) the police released a video of 33 “imported voters” from Ekiti and Ondo states arrested at Babs Hotel Ede.
Similar claims were found on Facebook here and here.
FINDINGS:
The Osun State Police Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Ojelabi, told the Nigerian Fact-Checkers’ Coalition that 33 people were arrested in Babs Hotel, Ede: 30 men and three women, for being brought in to vote.
He said they are still being interrogated, and many of them did not know who recruited them. While the Police said they could not confirm if the circulating video is genuine, a reverse image search led to a news report by Leadership newspaper. Leadership, with an image which bears similarities to the video, reported that the police said the suspects were brought in from Ondo State for unlawful electoral activities.
VERDICT: PARTLY CORRECT
SOURCE: Osun PPRO and Leadership Newspaper
DATE: 15/08/2026
FACT CHECK AUTHOR: Catherine Adeniyi
EDITOR(S): Lois Ugbede and Simbiat Bakare