Claim: US court sentenced three Nigerians to 235 years in prison in 2017, not 2024 as claimed online
Fact-check: US court sentenced three Nigerians to 235 years in prison in 2017, not 2024 as claimed online
Verdict: in 2017, a us court sentenced three nigerian men to a total of 235 years in prison. ignore facebook posts claiming this is "breaking" news, suggesting the sentences were handed down in 2024.
Organisation: Africa Check
Author: Muktar Balogun
Date published: 2024-07-30T00:00:00