Claim: A Facebook user shared a video claiming to show how President Bola Tinubu and APC members share loans from the World Bank and China.
Verdict: Misleading! The video shows a cash-disbursement event involving Hon. Abdulkadir Rahis and APC executives in Maiduguri. DUBAWA found no evidence linking this to President Tinubu or loans from the World Bank and China, as claimed.
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The World Bank remains one of Nigeria’s major creditors, approving $1.08 billion in financing for Nigeria in April 2025 to support education, nutrition, and economic resilience programmes. More recently, discussions have continued around additional funding for key sectors of the economy.
China has also become one of Nigeria’s key lenders, particularly in infrastructure development.
Recently, a Facebook user, @Rescue TV, shared a video (archived here) claiming it shows President Bola Tinubu and members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) openly sharing money borrowed from the World Bank and China.
The video was shared with a caption that reads, “The trending video allegedly claiming that Tinubu and APC members are sharing the money they’re borrowing from the World Bank and China, what’s your opinion on this?”
In the background, a man describes a separate video overlaid at the top-right corner of the footage. He says, “Nigerians, please come, there is a huge problem. See how they are sharing this money. I shared this video so that it would reach the World Bank and China to see where they are sharing this money.”
The video the claimant referenced shows men seated on chairs, while another man opens cartons that appear to contain bundles of cash.
As of June 1, 2026, the footage garnered over 33,000 likes, 1000 comments, 18,000 shares, and 2.6 million views.
The same post was also shared by other Facebook users here, here, here, here, here, and here.
The suspicious nature of the claim, combined with its wide circulation and high engagement on Facebook, prompted DUBAWA to investigate.
Verification
DUBAWA subjected a screenshot of the scene in the footage to a reverse image search. We found a clearer version of the video shared on Instagram by @Northern Magazine. The video showed the same activity: someone opening boxes containing bundles of cash.
Since this was a longer clip, it showed different angles of the video, including a clear view of the men seated across the table. Among the visible faces, we did not identify President Tinubu.
The caption attached to the post reads, “Hon. Abdulkadir Rahis has spent years in the National Assembly. What are his major contributions to Borno?”
We then took a screenshot of the image showing the men seated across the table to identify them. The results again returned the name Abdulkadir Rahis, a Nigerian politician from Borno State and a member of the House of Representatives for the Maiduguri Metropolitan Federal Constituency under the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Having established this, we used both the image and the name to search for credible reports explaining the events depicted in the footage. DUBAWA found reports stating that Abdulkadir Rahis disbursed N26 million to 442 APC executives in the Maiduguri Metropolitan Constituency.
The report also stated that Rahis, who won the APC primary with 20,509 votes, said the money was meant for Sallah celebrations and formed part of his tradition of supporting party loyalists during festive periods.
The event drew party executives, ward officials, and stakeholders from across the constituency. According to the report, the lawmakers said the funds were meant to strengthen party structures and support members during the Sallah period.
Nigerian Bulletin, Daily Trust, and Trust Radio also reported this development.
Conclusion
Although the video is authentic and shows cash distribution, DUBAWA found no evidence linking it to President Tinubu or APC members sharing money borrowed from the World Bank or China. Thus, the claim is misleading.