Fact-Check: Viral Video Of Policemen Flogging Woman Happen Years Ago [See Judgement]

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OSUN State Police Command has debunked a viral video on Social Media where two Police Officers were seen flogging a woman.

The Osun State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Yemisi Opalola in a Press Release revealed that “the trending video on social media was the video of an incident that happened in Iwo during the COVID-19 lockdown in April, 2020.”

Full Text:

“The attention of Osun State Police Command has been drawn to the viral video trending on social media showing a policeman beating a woman standing beside a police patrol vehicle.

The Police Command wishes to inform the general public that the trending video on social media was the video of an incident that happened in Iwo during the COVID-19 lockdown in April, 2020. The Policemen involved were made to face the force disciplinary measures and they have been sanctioned accordingly.

The police Command wishes to state that the video is misinforming and misleading, which is a calculated attempt to incite members of the public against police.

The CP therefore, enjoins the general public to disregard the viral video/information and warn against spread or peddling of an incident that has happened years ago just to trigger members of the public’s anger against police.”

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