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Good they clear the air

This is funny

God forbid this type of news in this new year

Finally, the wait is over

May God protect our gallant men

I thought they said he once fell out with the governor months back

I how Davido stood for Tiwa during her issue with husband. Life sha

Hate him, like him, the guy is not doing baldly for himself

This is where Wiz Kid is sightly different from Davido. You never hear of such complain from him

I still believe in Nigeria, no matter what

People

Till we hear from Devido

Let them give their lives to chest too

Indeed its a pity.

This is how much these people care for average poor person in the street

That's Donald Trump for you

Are we still here ? I thought they said the problem is over

Shehuyinka:
A Russian telegram channel Срочно, Сейчас (Urgent,Now), with more than 189,862 subscribers, claimed in a post on December 28, 2023 that Nigerian soldiers escorted gunmen to the murder of several people on Christmas eve in Plateau State.

The platform had posted a series of images and videos entitled, “In Nigeria, terrorists killed 198 Christians on Christmas Eve.”

Part of the channel’s report about the post read, “The police and army are accused of ing the massacre as they did not respond to the massacre for about 12 hours. About 300 wounded are also known. The latest video shows soldiers allegedly escorting Islamists to a massacre.”

The post shared by the channel had three videos and four photos.

Background

Gunmen had on Sunday 24th December, 2023 stormed Ndun, Ngyong, Murfet, Makundary, Tamiso, Chiang, Tahore, Gawarba, Dares, Meyenga, Darwat and Butura Kampani villages in the Barkin Ladi, Mangu and Bokkos areas of Plateau State, burning houses, shooting residents and killing over 150 people.

Confirming the incident, Governor of Plateau State Governor, Mr Caleb Mutfwang, in an interview on Channels television on Tuesday, December 26, 2023 said, “This has indeed been a very gory Christmas for us. We have had to celebrate with a heavy heart. Just when people had finished preparing for Christmas celebrations, unprovoked attacks were unleashed on several of our communities.

“As I’m talking to you, in Mangun Local Government alone, we buried at least 15 people. So far this morning in the Bokkos Local Government, we were counting not less than 100 corpses. I have yet to take stock of that of Barki-Ladi. Most of the communities affected in Barki-Ladi share a border with the Bokkos Local Government.”

He also revealed that terrorists had taken over schools in the local government area, displacing residents of no fewer than 64 towns in the state.

The killing garnered international attention as it was met with criticism and condemnation.

Consequently, the Russian Telegram channel used the opportunity to provide misleading information to its audience.

Apart from the Russian Telegram channel, some Nigerian and foreign X (formerly known as Twitter) s and websites were also found to be amplifying some of the contents found on channel.

Findings

Claim 1: Video of corpses with surviving children

The first video shows the bodies of multiple people, both male, female and children gruesomely killed lying on ground with blood from gunshots.

The first, which is part of the multimedia contents shared on the channel and posted on the site, lasted for 1:36 seconds. The graphically amplified video shows the alleged bodies of several men, women and children in Plateau State who had been brutally murdered.

Two other children survivors of the attack were also shown on camera. One of the babies cried as a conversation went on. This happened while someone, who wore military boots, filmed the incident.

Screenshots from the video were used to conduct a Google reverse image search, which revealed that the video had been published and linked to the killing in Plateau State by a number of s on the microblogging platform, X, as well as websites such as CountingStars Nova24TV, a Slovenian news website, and The Geller Report, a far-right website based in the United States.

Both websites have used the video in their reporting of the Plateau killing.

The Geller Report had embedded the video from a post on X by Eva Vlaardingerbroek, (@EvaVlaar) a Dutch commentator and activist, who had picked the video from a pro-Biafra on X, TheBiafra_Child NwaChineke (De General) (@TheBiafraChild).

According to the Google reverse image search, the video was ed online on December 16, 2023, by Salah Mohammed Ahmed (@SalahMo73628462), an X . It featured a French description, which was translated into English by Google Translate, indicating that the video originated from Burkina Faso rather than Nigeria.

The post read in part, “The killing was carried out by the Burkina Faso, accompanied by VDP and under advice from the Malian junta and Wagner’s partners.”

The post also disclosed that the killing had happened in Djibo, a town in northern Burkina Faso and the capital city of Soum Province.

Djibo is reportedly one of the terror hotspots for Islamist terrorists in Burkina Faso and a hazardous region of the country.

A few victims of the killing in the video were also visible in pictures ed by the X Sahel OSINT (@Sahelosint) on December 17, 2023.

@Sahelosint post had read in part, “Burkina’s army and allied militias killed hundreds of civilians (mainly women & children) in AQ/JNIM dominated villages in their counteroffensive around Djibo.”

The exact date of the killing is unknown as a Google search for a reported attack in Djibo in December turned up nothing. However, on November 28, 2023, 24 had reported that fighters from the Islamist group, Jama’at Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimeen (JNIM), attacked a military base, residences, and camps of internally displaced persons in the Sahel region of Djibo, killing at least 40 civilians and injuring over 42 others.

A response to @TheBiafraChild post by an X , @Mayla_blj, also confirmed the killing of civilians in a statement released by the Islamist group on December 14, 2023 and blamed the Burkina Faso government. But a Telegram Channel, African Intel on December 19, 2023 published a report in which the Burkina Faso government, through the Minister for Communication, accused jihadists of carrying out a massacre against civilians in Djibo and denied being the perpetrator as alleged by what he termed “communication campaign fuelled by the terrorists.”

Claim 2: Islamist gunmen parade through a Nigerian village after Plateau massacre

The second video, which the Telegram channel claimed to be from Plateau State, was also shared on December 27, 2023, by Remix News & Views on X, a platform that purports to provide news and commentary from Central Europe, specifically the Visegrád countries (the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, and Slovakia).

The caption of the video on Remix News & Views post read, “WATCH: Islamist gunmen parade through a Nigerian village after massacring 140 men, women, and children with firearms and machetes in the predominantly Christian Plateau State. Here, the terrorists can be heard victoriously shouting “Allahu Akbar,” but a Reuters report suggested the escalating conflict was primarily a result of “climate change and expanding agriculture.”

Other footages showed looted churches with blood-stained floors as Christians were butchered while celebrating Christmas with their families.

Remix News & Views and the Russian Telegram Channel both claimed that the video was shot in Plateau State.

READ ALSO: https://www.economypost.ng/featured/how-rubberstamp-national-assembly-plunged-nigeria-into-n96trn-debt/2023/12/01/

A security analyst and counter-insurgency specialist in the Lake Chad region, Zagazola Makama, posted the video on X on December 26, 2023, according to a screenshot search of the footage conducted with the inVID video verifier.

In the post, he clarified that the video showed of the terrorist organisation – Boko Haram – storming the ISWAP (another terror group) position at Gaizuwa, Sambisa Forest, after the ISWAP had taken off.

He also said that Gaizuwa, a former Boko Haram stronghold a few kilometers from Bama Local Government Area in Borno State, had been taken over by ISWAP following the group’s defeat by Alhaji Air Hajja Fusambe’s Boko Haram faction.

Claim 3: Soldiers escorting bandits to Plateau State

The third video on the channel shows people in military uniforms amidst several gun-wielding bandits on motorbikes.

The channel had used that to push the narrative that Nigerian soldiers had escorted gunmen to carry out the killing in Plateau State.

A screenshot from the Russian Telegram ed video

READ MORE HERE: https://www.economypost.ng/featured/factcheck-did-nigerian-soldiers-escort-gunmen-to-plateau-killing/2024/01/08/

That's a mere allegation

Oyikoha:
GOV ALIA'S AIDE GUARANTEES MTN CONDUCIVE BUSINESS ATMOSPHERE IN BENUE, SEEKS SYNERGY

The Senior Special Assistant (SSA) to the Governor of Benue State, Rev. Fr Dr Hyacinth Alia, on Youth Mobilization and Empowerment, Hon. Mkeenem Moses, FIMC, CMC, has assured Mobile Telephone Network (MTN) of a favourable working environment in Benue State

Hon. Mkeenem who gave the assurance Tuesday when he paid a courtesy visit to the Makurdi Branch Manager of the largest telecom company in Africa, also urged them to live up to their Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) so as to enjoy the cooperation and of the youth in the state.

Responding, the Branch Manager, Vera Obe, appreciated the youth leader for creating time out of his tight schedule to interface with the company's leadership in the state towards synergistic operations.

She said the SSA's visit had put off her fear of the youth who used to harass them for matching ground and expressed optimism that MTN would no longer have such issues in Benue State.

In a vote of thanks, MTN Assistant Branch Manager, Mr Tony Ameh, who appreciated Hon. Mkeenem for taking proper steps to seek collaboration with the company also commended Governor Hyacinth Alia for appointing the right person for the job having demonstrated enough capacity.

that's a man who love his people

Melagros:
When you think that the political crisis rocking Rivers State is over, you may be far away from the truth!
Below are the portfolios of people who wike had arranged to work with or to be on the guard on his successor Fubara:

1. Deputy Governor; Ikwerre woman
2. Speaker House of Assembly: Ikwerre man
3. Chief of Staff to the Governor; Ikwerre man
4. Chairman Rivers State Council of Traditional Rulers; Ikwerre man
5. Mayor of Port Harcourt; Ikwerre man
6. State Chief Judge; Ikwerre man
7. Chairman Ikwerre LGA; Ikwerre man
8. Chairman Port Harcourt LGA; Ikwerre man
9. Chairman Emuoha LGA; Ikwerre man
10. Chairman Obio/Akpor LGA; Ikwerre man
11. Chairman GDI; Ikwerre man
12. President NYCN Rivers Chapter; Ikwerre youth
13. Senator, Rivers East; Ikwerre man
14. All the LGA's Chairmen, you must have at least one link or the other with Ikwerre ethnicity of Rivers State before you can rule your LGA.
15. Clark of the House of Assembly; Ikwerre man

Distinguished ladies and gentlemen as a governor, you have these kind of people surrounding you how will you breathe? Or how would you rule comfortably? Is this how our democracy supposed to be? Is it only the Ikwerres supposed to occupy these highly exalted offices in Rivers State? Is Wike a democrat? Only time will tell!

Sometimes some of us blame the governor for being nervous or quiet in the whole saga; this is the reason! To the extent that, when the goings were good between the duo, before the governor receives any visitor to the government house, he must notify wike in Abuja.

Any opinion that can help the governor out of this quagmire is welcomed!
Thank you all!

na them sabi

The devil is really enjoying himself where ever he is watching these images from

Politics is not allowing us see our fundamental problems from the natural point of view. Till then news like this won't go away

Umueme:


First time I read yourok comment, and agreed 101% with what you said.