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.
Mamatu Abdullahi Olawuyi Gabriel Fashanu AbdulGafar Tosho Kolo Tanke Flyover Bridge Toyin Saraki Vasolar JSSCE Dele Belgore Aiyedun Chikanda Kayode Bankole Academic Staff Union Of Universities Sanusi Abubakar Charles Ibitoye General Hospital, Ilorin Aminu Adisa Logun Oloyede SARS Salman Suleiman Saad Omo Iya Igbomina Awodun Muslim Media Watch Group Of Nigeria Voices Of Tomorrow College Of Arabic And Islamic Legal Studies Olam Food Ingredients Apado Kazeem Oladepo Overland Rebecca Bake Lawyers Unite Against Corruption Ijakadi Ayobami Akanbi Ganmo Tunji Moronfoye Bolakale Kawu Agaka Salihu Ajia Moses Salami Onilupeju Of Ilupeju Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir ASUU Amina Susa\'a De Ahmed Kwara State Fish Farmers Association Yusuf Abubakar AbdulGaniyu Kareem GRA Kayode Ishola Monsurat Omotosho Dairo Kunle Paul Fatai Olodo Ibrahim Kayode Adeyemi Moses Afolayan Shettima Of Ilorin Mohammed Ghali Alaaya Ilorin South Constituency Shehu Alimi Foundation Coronavirus Abdulrasheed Na\'Allah Al-Ilory Jimoh Olusola Imam Suleiman Idris Aisha Ahman Pategi Babaloja-General Gbugbu Forgo Battery Company Limited Kwara State Branch Of The National Library Sarah Jubril Kwabes Segun Ogunsola Shehu Jimoh Kwara TV NURTW Owo Isowo Benin Republic Moshood Bakare

