Claim: 'Threat' from bandits, ordering closure of Nigerian churches, is from 2021, not new
Fact-check: 'Threat' from bandits, ordering closure of Nigerian churches, is from 2021, not new
Verdict: in 2021, police in the nigerian state of zamfara confirmed that they had received a letter threatening churches and ordering them to close. the threat was not made in 2024, as is now suggested on social media.
Organisation: Africa Check
Author: Denzel Amobi
Date published: 2024-06-12T00:00:00