FALSE: Video shared as ‘operation end Bello Turji’ is months old

Adisa-Jaji Azeez
Adisa-Jaji Azeez
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A video with a caption that “Operation end Bello Turji” has been circulating on X formerly Known as Twitter

The footage which was posted by an X User A_Y_Rafindadi showed the military men jogging on a tarred Road

The Caption on the video read:

“OPERATION END BELLO TURJI

Special squad deployed to Zamfara, Sokoto Kebbi, and Katsina to bring Bello Turji and there likes within 48 days.

To Allah ya basu saa.”

The video posted have garnered over 647k views, 1898 reposts, 449 Quotes, 836 Bookmarks, and 7511 likes as of September 8, 2024.

THE CLAIM:

Video shows military squad recently deployed to fight Bello Turji in Zamfara, Katsina, Kebbi and Sokoto State.

FINDINGS

Findings by Factcheck247 show that the claim is FALSE

Factcheck247 observed that the same video was uploaded around June 19, 2024 by @X_Dailly on X

Further shows that the early version of the video was posted on June 15, 2024 by @KizyUzoma.

On September 1, through the Ministry of Defence announced the deployment of the Minister of Defence and other Military Chiefs to Sokoto State to wage war against Banditary in the Northwest, Nigeria

THE VERDICT

The Claim that the video shows military squad mobilized to fight Turji in Sokoto State is FALSE, the video has been online since June 2024

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Azeez Adisa-jaji, a fact-checker with FactCheck247, has authored several fact checks.
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