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For the latest edition of DUBAWA’s weekly round-up, we covered controversial issues from security, politics, and health that went viral in Nigeria.
Here’s a breakdown of the claims diligently scrutinised and fact-checked by DUBAWA in the last week.
- Trump declared war on Nigerian terrorists.
A Facebook user claimed that the US president has officially declared war on Nigerian terrorists. The footage shared with the claim shows Donald Trump sitting at a table with people around him while he spoke .
He was heard saying, “After a thorough investigation, these are the lists where the genocide is being carried out. Borno, Abuja, Zamfara, Kogi, Benue. We must act fast on these states mentioned. I have declared war on Nigerian terrorists.”
When DUBAWA investigated the claim, fount it to be false. Read more here.
- Niger Catholic Diocese refuse to publish list of abducted students
President Bola Tinubu’s spokesperson, Bayo Onanuga, claimed that the Niger State’s Catholic Bishop/Diocese refused to release the names of students abducted from St. Mary’s Catholic School, Papiri.
However, our investigation revealed that the claim is false. Available reports show that the Catholic Diocese of Kontagora published a detailed list of the abducted students, along with the names of those who escaped, hours before Onanuga made his statement on national television.
- Vigilantes have apprehended bandits who attacked Kwara church
A Facebook user, Tope Fasua, on Nov. 20, 2025, posted a video claiming that the terrorists who attacked a church in Eruku, Kwara State, have been arrested by vigilantes.
DUBAWA’s findings show that the video is from September 2025 and is not related to the November church attack. The Kwara State Police Command has also confirmed that no arrest has been made.
- Christian terrorist linked to kidnappings in Kaduna, arrested
An X user shared images of an apprehended kidnapper and claimed he is a Christian terrorist linked to multiple kidnappings in Kaduna State.
“Meet Blessed Paul, Kaduna Kidnapper and Gun Runner. A notorious Christian Terrorist linked to multiple kidnappings in Jema’s LGA,” the post’s caption read.
We checked, using Google Reverse Image Search, and found that the shared image is associated with a rescue operation carried out by the Nigerian army in Riyom Local Government (LGA), Plateau State.
- Onion juice cures conjunctivitis
A video of the cure to conjunctivitis recently circulated on TikTok. The video showed a middle-aged woman with the username “Lizzy Remedy Herb” alongside displayed pictures of “Pink and Red Eyes” with the inscription “Onions Clear It.”
However, Studies and specialists have affirmed that raw onion juice is dangerous to the human eye and does nothing to cure conjunctivitis (pink eye), making the claim misleading.
Read more here.
