Claim: A viral video resurfaced on Friday, 18th June 2021 claiming the Nigerian Army had dealt a heavy blow on bandits who abducted students of FGC Birnin Yauri in Kebbi State, northwest Nigeria. The video showed men of the Nigerian Army dragging and piling dozens of corpses, allegedly of bandits.
Fact-check: 2016 video recirculated to depict Nigerian Army killed dozens of bandits in Kebbi - Dubawa
Verdict: misleading
Organisation: Dubawa
Author: Lami Sadiq
Date published: 2021-06-23T09:58:03