A Facebook user has claimed that a video showing hooded armed security operatives breaking into a residential apartment happened in the south-east.
On July 26, Uche Nworah, a Facebook user, referenced the video to lament how the “culture of violence” thrives in the south-east “under the guise of combating insecurity”.
“We have created a culture of violent, opportunistic behaviour in the Southeast under the guise of combating insecurity. Any armed, hooded and untrained individual, accompanied by his mates who are probably drugged out, can invade your home and carry out various acts of aggression, as evidenced in this undated video,” he captioned the video.
“There are no proper protocols in place, and human rights are not respected. When will this terror end? Imagine if there were children living in the house.”
The post generated over 200 comments, 400 likes, and 48 shares.
The Facebook user published the video amid the rising insecurity in some parts of the south-east.
VERIFICATION
CableCheck analysed keyframes of the video posted by Nworah on Google Lens. The results showed that the video was first posted on the internet by an X user identified as @MichealFrosh32, on July 25.
The X user alleged that police officers under the codenamed “operation flush” in Ado Ekiti forcefully broke into an apartment at Adebayo street in the Ekiti state capital.
“As of today, Operation Flush in Ado-Ekiti attempted a daylight robbery at an apartment in Adebayo, Ado-Ekiti, by forcefully attacking the premises. This isn’t their first time, but today we have the evidence to stand up for our rights. #saveUs #NANSAdoekiti #PoliceProtest,” the X user wrote.
In the video, one of the armed men wore a black outfit that had the inscription: “special force”.
The post elicited varied reactions on the microblogging platform as it caught the attention of police authorities.
Twenty-four hours after the video appeared online, the Ekiti police command released a statement saying it does not have a unit codenamed “operation flush” as claimed in the viral X post.
In the statement, Abutu Sunday, the command’s spokesperson, said Joseph Eribo, the state police commissioner, has ordered an investigation into the incident.
“The Police does not operate any unit called Operation Flush,” Sunday had said.
VERDICT
The incident in the viral video did not happen in the south-east.
