A video making rounds on social media claims to show unidentified people entering or moving through Oyo State. The clip has alarmed users and sparked demands for urgent security action.
On June 13, 2026, accounts @Oolusore and @Crownprincecom2 shared the footage on X, formerly Twitter. It's collected over 311,000 views with thousands of likes, reposts, and comments.
Nigeria faces serious security threats. Farmer-herder clashes, banditry, insurgency, and communal violence plague the nation constantly.
In this climate, videos of mass movement spark fear quickly. Many viewers interpret such footage as signs of immediate danger.
Yet verification tells a different story entirely. Closer examination reveals the claims don't hold up.
Fact-checkers at Daily Trust used InVID and Google reverse image search for verification. These tools traced the video to earlier posts across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and X.
The earliest confirmed posts date to April 2026. That's weeks before Nigerians began sharing it.
On April 19, 2026, user @abdelrazigousife posted the same footage on X. He linked it to fighting in Sudan's Blue Nile State.
According to his post, the video shows Sudanese herders preparing to cross into Ethiopia's Gambella region. Violence and conflict are forcing them to relocate with their animals.
Another Instagram account corroborated this finding. User @wd_alfarade_482 posted on April 21, 2026, describing the migration.
The account holder said a tribe was fleeing war from their homeland. He noted the displacement shows the war's humanitarian toll, including lost livestock.
Video analysis found no credible evidence linking it to Oyo State. The terrain, visual features, and metadata don't support Nigerian origins.
Verdict: The claim is misleading and false. This isn't footage from Nigeria at all.
Instead, it captures displacement in Sudan tied to regional conflict. The video shows Sudanese herders on the move, not Nigerian security threats.
Sharing these claims misrepresents both where the video came from and what it shows. It stokes unnecessary fear among Nigerians already anxious about security.
