Hardship: Kwara Police Dismisses Trending Video of Protest at Emir of Ilorin's Palace
The Kwara State Police Command on Sunday dismissed a trending video which claimed that some residents of Ilorin protested at the Emir's palace over the current economic hardship across the country.
The Command, in a statement by the spokesperson, DSP Ejire Adeyemi Toun in Ilorin on Sunday, urged the public to disregard the reports, and desist from aiding the peddlers of fake news by sharing the unverified information or content.
The statement described the video clip as “the handiwork of mischief makers and subversive elements with criminal intent to disrupt the peace and harmony we enjoy in the state”.
The statement said, “The attention of the Kwara State Police Command has been drawn to a video in circulation on social media platforms where people were portrayed as lamenting over hardship and poverty in front of the Emir's Palace in Ilorin.
“The Kwara Police Command wishes to state that the said viral video has been studied and declares that “No such gathering took place in any part of Ilorin in the recent times, including the Emir's Palace.
“The video in circulation is a doctored version of the true representation of a socio-cultural event in the forecourt of the Emir's Palace some years ago.
“The viral video has been manipulated with another audio that clearly does not match the countenance of the people seen in the video.
“The viral video is the handiwork of mischief makers and some subversive elements with criminal intent to disrupt the peace and harmony we enjoy in the state.”
The statement assured that the Commissioner of Police, Victor Olaiya, will continue to work with other security agencies to prevent any breakdown of law and order, while ensuring that citizens continue to enjoy an atmosphere of peace and security.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Ibrahim Oniye Kwara State Council Of Chiefs Bashir Adigun Yakubu Shaaba Abiodun Jacob Ajiboye Ajikobi Shettima Sardauna Laolu Saraki Ademola Kiyesola Hakeem Idris IHS Towers Kale Bayero Owode Market Overland Oke-Ero Umar Bayo Abdulwahab Susan Modupe Oluwole Alfa Modibo Belgore Sabi Durbar Oyedun Juliana Funke Ridhwanullah Al-Ilory Emir Of Ilorin Maryam Ado Bayero Sola Saraki University Issa Memunat Moyosore Countryside Emerging Leaders Fellowship Tsaragi Abdullahi Samari Muhammed Mahe Abdulkadir Abegunde Goke Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa Congress For National Consensus Sunday Fagbemi Tescom.kwarastate.gov.ng Nurudeen Muhammed Abdulmumini AbdulRazaq Galland Marcias Esuwoye Principal Private Secretary Mohammed Khadijat Kubura Ilorin Like-Minds Olateju Lukman Sa\'adu Gambari Riskat Opakunle Gbemisola Oguntimehin Yoonus Kola Olatinwo Titus Suberu-Ajibola Boko Haram Olupako Ndakene Share-Tsaragi Idris Garba Saliu Ajia Abubakar Ndakene Arandun Rashidi Yekini Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State Kwara 2015 Shururat Olatinwo Oju Ekun Sarumi Shehu Alimi Foundation Olabode George Towoju Abdulquowiyu Olododo Funmilayo Braithwaite Galadiman Ngeri Eghe Igbinehi Saduki Lafiagi Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed Olubukola Kifayat Adedeji IEDPU Ibrahim Mohammed International Aviation College IF-K Sunday Popo-Ola Kwara State Governor

