11/30/2023 0 Comments Fake norco![]() On Instagram, we found the same video ( archived here ) again, posted on July 5, 2022. Further research uncovered that there is indeed a NYSC Camp in Benue State where trainees wear the exact same uniform as in the video in question. It came with a caption stating that the video showed " NYSC Members Training Aggressively to 'Combat Insecurity & Banditry'" at Benue Orientation Camp in Nigeria. ![]() Here's how we found out: We used online research tools, and discovered the same video posted on Facebook (archived here) on July 7, 2022. The one-year program from Nigeria, not Niger, is designed for college and university graduates "to inculcate discipline in Nigerian youths by instilling in them a tradition of industry at work, and of patriotic and loyal service to Nigeria in any situation they may find themselves." Instead, it is an old video of the Nigerian Youth Service Corps (NYSC). Our research showed that the video does not depict the Nigerien armed forces. The footage shows dozens of people in uniform practising a fight sequence.ĭW fact check: False This video does not depict the Nigerien armed forces Image: Twitter Does this video show Niger’s army training?Ĭlaim: "A strange picture of the training of the Niger army to deal with the coup plotters!" claimed one Twitter user as they shared a video that was viewed over 200,000 times. DW's fact-checking team followed up on three of the most viral claims. As the security situation in Niger remains unclear, many social media users are posting videos and information about the coup and its consequences in the country. The self-proclaimed ruler who took over, General Abdourahmane "Omar" Tchiani, declared he would not accept any foreign interference after the West African confederation ECOWAS had threatened to intervene militarily.Įuropean citizens are being evacuated from the country. ![]() In late July, Niger's pro-Western president Mohamed Bazoum was deposed in a military coup. ![]()
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