Claim: A Facebook page, Talk Truth, posted a video showing men in military uniform and alleging they are Federal Government “prodigal sons.”
Verdict: False. The video is linked to the Sudanese conflict and events surrounding the Sudanese Army’s recapture of Kurmuk.
Full Text
On July 16, 2026, a Facebook page, Talk Truth, posted a video archived link here, claiming that the men seen in the footage are “prodigal sons” of the Nigerian Federal Government.
The video shows men dressed in military camouflage carrying guns and chanting.
As of July 26, 2026, the post had garnered over 38,000 views, 76 comments, 32 shares, and 269 likes.
The comments showed mixed reactions, with some users accepting the claim and referring to the men as “prodigal sons,” while others raised concerns about the circulation of AK-47 rifles.
Adegoke Olalekan, who said, “Prodigal son continue na u ppl get democracy.”
Another user, Akinduro John, wrote, “The way AK-47 is circulating in the market is more available than a few years back. What happened? Almost all the prodigal sons have it.”
One user, Tayib Ibrahim, questioned the video’s location, suggesting that it was from Chad or Sudan rather than Nigeria.
“This is not Nigeria. This is Chad or Sudan,” Tayib wrote.
The post was reshared here, here and here.
DUBAWA decided to fact-check the claim because of the location issues raised.
Verification
DUBAWA conducted a Google reverse image search using screenshots from the video and found an earlier version of the footage posted on Facebook on July 10, 2026.
Further checks on the Facebook page showed that the page owner’s profile details indicated Khartoum, Sudan.
The post also contained an Arabic inscription, which DUBAWA translated using Google Translate to “The heroes are from within Al-Karmak!”
A search for Al-Karmak showed that the name is also rendered as Kurmuk, a town in Sudan’s Blue Nile State, near the country’s border with Ethiopia.
DUBAWA’s further search found reports of recent fighting around Kurmuk. On July 8, 2026, reports emerged that the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) had recaptured Kurmuk from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF).
DUBAWA also found posts on the official Telegram channel of the Sudanese Armed Forces, dated July 8, 2026, featuring videos and messages celebrating the army’s recapture of Kurmuk. The channel described the footage in connection with the town’s liberation.
Independent reports on Al Jazeera, Darfur 24, and Sudan Independent also confirmed the Sudanese Army’s recapture of Kurmuk in the Blue Nile region.
The timing of the video, the Arabic inscription referencing Al-Karmak, the Sudan-based profile that shared the footage, and reports of the Sudanese Army’s recapture of Kurmuk all point to the video being connected to events in Sudan, not Nigeria.
Conclusion
The claim that the men in the video are “prodigal sons” of the Nigerian Federal Government is false.
DUBAWA’s findings indicate that the footage is connected to Sudan, particularly events surrounding the Sudanese Armed Forces’ recapture of Kurmuk, also spelt Al-Karmak, in Blue Nile State.