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Nigeria clamps down on misinformation after school kidnapping

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By Oluseyi Awojulugbe, Tonye Bakare Verified
| Yahoo Verified
Nigerian authorities have arrested at least eight people in recent weeks for spreading false information on social media, as officials threaten tougher penalties following a wave of misinformation linked to a recent school kidnapping. The abductions on May 15 rocked Nigeria's typically calm southwest, where many had thought they were safe from the mass kidnappings by jihadists and "bandit" gangs that have long rattled the conflict-hit north of the country.
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Resurfaced video falsely presented as recent evidence of police brutality in Nigeria

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By Oluseyi Awojulugbe
| Yahoo Verified
Incidents of police brutality in Nigeria have continued despite a nationwide protest in 2020 calling for the disbandment of the special anti-robbery squad (SARS). Posts shared on social media in May 2026 claim to highlight ongoing police abuse with a clip showing an officer hitting a woman and discharging his weapon. However, the claim is misleading; the incident happened in 2021 and the officer involved was arrested at the time.
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The moral bankruptcy of recruiting Africans for the Russia-Ukraine war

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By Oluseyi Awojulugbe
| The Punch Verified
Ayebusiwa Olabode Victor, a 34-year-old young man from Ilutitun in Ondo State, is the latest Nigerian confirmed to have paid the ultimate price in the Russia-Ukraine war. “My biggest dream is to look back and say I made it,” he wrote on Facebook in April 2019, subtly announcing his relocation from Nigeria. Only close friends and associates would have an inkling of how he ended up on the frontlines of a war that has set a precedent of disregarding territorial rights and sovereignty.
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