Claim: A Facebook page, Evang Peter Otene, shared a video claiming it shows a child attempting to wake his mother after terrorists in Nigeria allegedly killed her.
Verdict: Misleading. Available evidence indicates that the viral video had been circulating online before it was falsely linked to Nigeria. Multiple earlier posts published on July 27, 2026, consistently associated the footage with the conflict in Sudan. DUBAWA found no credible evidence linking the video to a terrorist attack in Nigeria.
Full Text
On July 29, 2026, a Facebook page, Evang Peter Otene, shared a video (archived here) claiming that a child was trying to wake his mother, unaware she was dead. The post further claimed that terrorists in Nigeria killed the mother,
By July 30, 2026, the post had garnered over 1,000 reactions, 367 comments, 597 shares, and 57 bookmarks, attracting emotional reactions from users.
Frederick Akor Ocheme wrote, “Terrible.”
Adekunle Taiwo Olakunle commented, “Anybody who has hands in these terrorist issues in Nigeria will never end well.”
Nelson Kampeligi wrote, “How can you do this and claim it is in the name of God?”
Anagbogu Valentine Chigbogu also reacted, “… Oh, Lord, this is too much… We need to speak up.”
Given the emotional nature of the claim and its potential to inflame public sentiment, DUBAWA investigated its authenticity.
Verification
DUBAWA extracted several key frames from the viral video and subjected them to Google Reverse Image Search.
The search returned multiple earlier visual matches linking the footage to Sudan rather than Nigeria.
One of the earliest verified matches found was a post by the verified X account Typical African (@Joe__Bassey), published on July 27, 2026, with the caption: “The reality in Sudan 🇸🇩 is heartbreaking.”
Another X user, on July 28, 2026, reshared @jowleenwood’s post from July 27, 2026, which contained the viral video. @jowleenwood’s post linked it to Sudan, not Nigeria.
Similarly, @ABO_Watan9 shared the same video on July 28, 2026, with a prayer for Sudan.
Further searches located a YouTube video that used a screenshot from the same footage and identified it as related to Sudan.
On the same day, July 27, 2026, an Instagram account @afroenergyworld shared an image extracted from the viral video with the caption: “🇸🇩🇦🇪 BREAKING: UAE-Backed RSF murdered mother in front of 1yo.”
The post was accompanied by a four-paragraph narrative stating that the incident occurred in Sudan and alleging that a mother was killed in front of her one-year-old child during the ongoing conflict involving the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
To verify the claim, DUBAWA searched Google using key phrases from the Instagram post. The search led to a Facebook post published on July 27, 2026, by Ajak-Kuac TV, a Facebook page whose profile identifies it as a South Sudanese social media platform.
The page shared the same video with the caption: “A mother was killed in front of her child on Sunday during the SAF and RSF confrontation in Kordofan.”
These social media posts, shared before the claimant’s version, revealed that the video was originally linked to Sudan. DUBAWA could not find credible news reports, humanitarian documentation, or official statements linking the video to any terrorist attack in Nigeria.
Although the video’s source and the exact circumstances surrounding the incident could not be independently verified, the available evidence consistently associates the video with the conflict in Sudan rather than Nigeria.
Conclusion
The claim that the viral video showing a child attempting to wake his mother after terrorists in Nigeria killed her is misleading.
DUBAWA traced the video to multiple earlier social media posts that consistently linked the incident to the conflict in Sudan, particularly the confrontation between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
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