Claim: A Facebook user alleged that soldiers intercepted a vehicle travelling from Benue to Kwara State with arms and ammunition hidden inside a coffin.
Verdict: False. The footage does not depict a genuine security operation. Evidence gathered by DUBAWA shows that the video was generated using Artificial Intelligence.
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Claims about the movement or interception of arms and ammunition often gain traction on social media because they touch on issues many Nigerians already worry about.
Recently, a Facebook user claimed that soldiers intercepted a vehicle from Kwara (archived here) carrying arms and ammunition hidden inside a coffin, presented as a dead body.
The caption attached to the post reads, “A vehicle heading to Kwara state from Benue pretending to be going for a burial was intercepted by soldiers doing a stop and search. Just see what they found.”
Upon reviewing the footage, DUBAWA observed individuals in military attire displaying a casket, which was subsequently placed on the ground. When the lid was removed, the container was found to be filled with weaponry rather than human remains.
Further into the clip, several persons are depicted in a submissive posture before the soldiers, positioned behind the transport vehicle that was allegedly stopped during the operation.
As of June 24, 2026, the post had 816 likes, 114 comments, 894 shares, and 7000 views.
DUBAWA checked the comments to gauge users’ thoughts.
One user, @Adebayo Oldipupo, replied, “Kudos to the Nigerian Army then.”
@Lateef Abudu, with a different opinion, replied, “ This is an old incident. It was recorded about 10 years ago.”
@Bala Sani, who disagreed, said, “ They do not look like Nigerian soldiers.”
The same claim was also shared by other users here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here.
Seeing the potential for such security-related assertions to incite public alarm, as well as the engagement on the post, DUBAWA initiated a verification process to ascertain the claim’s authenticity.
Verification
DUBAWA subjected the video to InVID and extracted keyframes. We used the keyframes to conduct a reverse image search. However, this search yielded no prior instances of the footage; all related results were tied directly to the current claim.
A search of official news reports or security briefings detailing the interception of a bus transporting weapons from Benue to Kwara yielded no supporting information.
Upon a closer inspection of the clip, DUBAWA identified several visual anomalies. The gait and movements of the individuals dressed as soldiers appeared robotic and inconsistent with natural human motion. Also, as the casket was lowered, the rendering of the scene exhibited similar artificial characteristics.
To confirm these suspicions, we analysed the video using Hive.ai, an AI-detection tool, which indicated a 95.6% probability that the content is AI-generated.
We also analysed the video using Deepware.ai, which flagged it as suspicious. The tool’s overall assessment returned a “suspicious” result with a confidence score of 73%, while its ensemble analysis recorded a “suspicious” rating of 51%.
We further examined the video with Zhuque AI Detection Assistant. The tool scored it 86.01%, a result that points to a strong possibility of AI-generated or altered content.
Conclusion
DUBAWA’s findings show that the video is AI-generated. Multiple AI detection tools flagged the use of AI, and our investigation found no evidence to support the claim that soldiers intercepted a vehicle carrying arms and ammunition hidden inside a coffin.