Crime Facts

Facebook page intentionally misleads public, uses photos from UAE to depict unconstructed Abia airport 

Claim On a Facebook page, Eastern Development Volunteer shared fine photos of the constructed airport and claimed it’s the new airport in Abia State in Nigeria’s Southeast. Verdict This claim is MISLEADING. A simple Google Image Reverse Search showed that the two images attached to the claim were taken from the Zayed The international airport in Abu Dhabi, […]

Quick Check: Simon Ekpa has not yet been released

By Pascal Ibe Claim An X user, @Alexigwe15, shared a screenshot of the publication showing that the factional leader of Biafra, Simon Ekpa, has been released. Other X users shared this similar claim here here and here. Findings According to an exclusive report by Punch Newspaper on November 28, the Senior Detective Superintendent at Finland’s […]

FactCheck: Simon Ekpa’s boy misleads his followers on arrest of the Biafra factional leader

Claim @Akparawasunny, a loyal disciple to the Biafra factional leader, Simon Ekpa, has claimed that his boss was only invited by the Finnish government to know more about the Biafra agitation. Verdict This claim is MISLEADING. Reports by Finnish local and other international credible media organizations confirmed the self-acclaimed Prime Minister of the Biafran Republic Government In Exile(BRIGE) was arrested […]