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Shin Hukumar Hisbah a Jahar Ta Kama Mutane 8 Saboda Rashin Yin Azumi a Watan Ramadan?

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Gaskiyar Al’amari: Eh, hakane!

Tushen Magana:

A ranar Talata, 20 ga watan Afirilun shekara ta 2021, masu tantance sahihancin labarai na Cibiyar Bunkasa Demokaradiyya da Cigaba (CDD) sun gan wani labari da ya mamaye shafukan da yawa da jaridun da ake wallafawa a yanar gizo da shafukan sada zumunta na zamani, labarin ya ce Hukumar Hisbah ta jahar Kano ta kama mutane 8 maza da mata bisa cin laifin rashin yin azumi a daidai lokacin da al’ummar Musulmi ke yin azumtan watan Ramadan na bana. Jaridu da shafukan da suka wallafa labarin sun hada da: Vanguard, Sahara Reporters, Daily Post, Nairaland, Naijaloaded, Stelladimokokorkus

Gaskiyar Magana:

Binciken da CDD ta gudanar ya gano cewa da gaske ne Hukumar Hisbah ta jahar Kano ta kama mutane 8 bisa laifin cin abinci da rana acikin watan Ramadan ba tare da wani dalili ba.

Kwamandan hukumar, Sheikh Muhammad Harun Ibsina ya tabbatar wa CDD kama mutanen su 8 maza da mata wadan da ya ce basu da wani karbabben dalili na rashin lafiya ko wani wani uzurin da Shari’a za ta amince dashi da zai basu damar cin abinci da rana.

Ibnsina ya kara da cewa: “mutanen da muka kama da basu da wani karbabben uzurin kin yin azumi. Da ace mahaukata ne ko marasa lafiya ko masu wani dalili da Shari’ar Musulunci ta amince dashi ba za mu kama su ba”.

“abinda mutane da yawa basu fahimta ba shine wadan da muka kama din Musulmai ne, ba za mu kama Kiristoci ba saboda cin abinci lokacin azumin watan Ramadan, ba za ma mu kama Musulman da basu balaga ba saboda rashin yin azumi ko Musulman da ke da uzurin da Shari’a ta amince dashi”

Kammalawa:

Rahoton da ake yadawa cewa hukumar Hisbah a jahar Kano ta kama wasu mutane 8 saboda rashin yin azumi a watan Ramadan gaskiya ne. Kwamandan hukumar, Sheikh Muhammad Harun Ibnsina ya tabbatar da kama mutanen inda yace wadan da aka kama din Musulmai ne kuma marasa dalilin rashin lafiya ko wani uzuri ko dalilin da Shari’ar Musulunci tayi lamuni akansa.

CDD na jan hankalin jama’a kan tantance sahihancin labari kafin yada shi ga sauran mutane.

Kuna iya aikowa CDD labaran da kuke da shakku akan su dan tantance muku gaskiyar su ta hanyar aiko gajeren sako SMS ko ta manhajar WhatsApp akan lamba +2349062910568 ko a shafin Twitter ta wannan adireshi: @CDDWestAfrica

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Center for Democracy and Development West Africa| CDD West Africa

April 26, 2021
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FACT-CHECK: Were 8 People Arrested By Kano Hisbah For Eating During Ramadan?

By Fact Check

VERDICT: True

Claim:

On Tuesday, April 20, 2021, fact-checkers at the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) spotted a story published by several online newspapers. The story indicated that Kano Hisbah Board had arrested eight people for not fasting during the 2021 Ramadan. The online platforms that reported the story included Vanguard, Sahara Reporters, Daily Post, Nairaland, Naijaloaded, Stelladimokokorkus among others.

FACT:

An investigation conducted by CDD shows that the report that eight people were arrested by the Kano State Hisbah Board is true.

Commander General of Kano Hisbah, Sheikh Muhammad Harun Ibnsina also confirmed the arrest. He said that those arrested found eating during the Ramadan period without any form of medical excuse.

He said: “The people arrested were all adult, sane and had no medical excuse to be eating during the day in Ramadan”

“They wouldn’t have been arrested if they are insane, or not well, or had any genuine concerns acceptable in Islam.”

“What many people don’t understand is that those we arrested are Muslims, we will not arrest Christians for not fasting or Muslims who have not attained the age of puberty, but adult Muslims without any excuse”

CONCLUSION:

The report that Kano Hisbah arrested eight Muslims for eating during this year’s Ramadan is true. Commander General of Hisbah confirmed that operatives of the board arrested eight adult Muslims for eating without medical reason during the fasting period.

The CDD urges members of the public to read beyond headlines before sharing any news report, especially on social media.

You can forward suspicious messages for verification via +2349062910568 or contact us on Twitter @CDDWestAfrica

#StopFakeNews #StopDisinformation

Center for Democracy and Development West Africa| CDD West Africa


Summary:

CDD Fact Check

Has Kano Hisbah Arrested Eight People for not Fasting?

The story that Kano Hisbah has arrested eight Muslims for eating during the day in this year’s Ramadan is true. Commander General of Hisbah confirmed that his board arrested eight adult Muslims for lacking excuse to be eating during the day.

The CDD urges members of the public to read beyond headlines before sharing any news report, especially on social media.

You can forward suspicious messages for verification via +2349062910568 or contact us on Twitter @CDDWestAfrica

#StopFakeNews #StopDisinformation

Center for Democracy and Development West Africa| CDD West Africa

April 23, 2021
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Shin Wani Kansila a Jahar Kano Ya Nada Mutane 18 a Matasyin Masu Taimaka Masa?

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Gaskiyar Magana: Eh, Gaskiya Ne.

Tushen Magana:

A ranar Juma’a, 12 ga watant Maris din shekara ta 2021, masu bin diddigin labarai dan tantance sahihancin su na Cibiyar Bunkasa Demokaradiyya da Cigaba (CDD) sun gano wani labari da mai amfani da shafin Twitter mai lakabin @UncleAnass ya wallafa wani tsokaci day a bayyana cewa wani zababben kansila a jahar Kano ya nada mutane 18 a matsayin masu taimaka a bangarori daban-daban. Tsokacin ya ce Kansilan ya nada mai taimaka masa a bangaren al’amuran addini da siyasa da kungiyoyin sakai da bada dauki, dama sakatare na musamman ga Kansilan.

Tsokacin wanda @UncleAnass ya wallafa shi ya ce: “abinda dariya: wani Kansila a Kano ya nada mataikama 18 da suka hada da mai taimaka masa a wasu kebabbun al’amura, da mai taimaka masa ta bangaren addini da siyasa, da harkokin sakai, da bada dauki, da mataimaki a bangaren kafafen sada zumunta na zamani”

Gaskiyar Al’amari:

Binciken da CDD ta gudanar game da maganar cewa wani Kansila a jahar Kano ya nada mutane 18 a matsayin masu taimaka masa ya gano cewa gaskiya Kansila ya nada mutanen 18 a matsayin mataimaka a gare shi.

Kansilan, Hon. Muslihu Yusuf Ali wanda ke wakiltar mazabar Guringawa a karamar hukumar Kumbutso da ke kewayen birnin Kano , a jahar Kano ya tabbatar wa CDD nadin mutane 18 din a matsayin mataimaka a gare shi.

A wata sanarwa da ya fitar kuma CDD ta samu kwafin ta ranar 11 ga watan Maris din shekara ta 2021, Hon. Muslihu ya zayyano sunayen mutane da bangarorin da za su taimaka masan.

Da yake karin bayani wa CDD akan batun, Hon. Muslihu ya ce kodayake babu hurumin nada mataimaka ga ofishin kansila acikin tsarin mulki, amma yayi nadin tunda tsarin mulkin bai hana ba duk da kuwa bai ce ayi ba, kuma za a rantsar da mataimakan nasa nan gaba.

Muslihu ya ce: “to, banyi wannan nadi dan janyo hankalin jama’a kaina ba ko dan kokarin zama daban acikin yan uwana kansiloli ba, nayi haka ne kawai dan haskawa al’umma cewa ana iya amfani da kujerar siyasa dan aiwatar da ayyuka bisa ka’ida da kamanci ko da kuwa babu hurumin acikin kundin tsarin mulki”

Kammalawa:

Labarin da ake yadawa cewa wani kansila a jahar Kano ya nada mutane 18 a matsayin masu taimaka masa a bangarori daban-daban gaskiya ne.

Kansilan, Hon. Muslihu Yusuf Ali wanda ke wakiltar mazabar Guringawa da ke karamar hukumar Kumbotso da ke kewayen birinin Kano ya tabbatar wa CDD nadin mutane 18 din.

Kuna iya aikowa CDD labaran da kuke da shakku akansu da gano muku gaskiyar su. Za ku iya turo gajeren sako (SMS) ta manhajar WhastApp akan lamba: +2349062910568 ko ku tuntube mu a shafin Twitter a @CDDWestAfrica.

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Center for Democracy and Development West Africa| CDD West Africa

March 16, 2021
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FACT-CHECK: Sheikh Saleh Never Reacted to Abduljabbar Kabara’s Suspension From Preaching

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VERDICT: False

CLAIM:

On Thursday, March 4, 2021, fact-checkers at the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) spotted a WhatsApp audio recording claiming that Sheikh Sharif Saleh made comments on the recent Sheikh Abduljabbar’s preaching suspension saga.

In the recording – done in Hausa – a commentator (claiming to be the voice of Sheikh Saleh) expressed disappointment on the decision to suspend the cleric from conducting preaching activities in Kano State.

He said information available to him indicates that Sheikh Kabara’s worship centre has been sealed off by the Kano State Government.

He said the sealing of the worship centre is a gang up against Sunni clerics, Darika and other sects.

The commentator continued: “The method used by the clerics sounds funny and embarrassing and any responsible person that knows about the matter will understand that he was treated unfairly because his statements were shortened and edited”

FACT:

An investigation conducted by CDD on the viral audio clip established showed that as of March 11, 2021, Sheikh Shariff Saleh, has not reacted to the suspension of Sheikh Kabara as claimed in the WhatsApp audio.

Checks by the CDD also revealed that the voice in the audio circulated on WhatsApp is not Sheikh Saleh’s.

The Kano State Government had on February 3, 2021, announced the suspension of the Sheikh Kabara following tension from within and outside the state on the cleric’s controversial stance, especially, on certain hadiths.

When contacted on the matter, Sheikh Saleh’s so, Engr. Almuntasir Ibrahim Saleh Al-Hussain told the CDD fact-checker that the claim in the audio is false.

Al-Husain said his father never said anything on the suspension of Sheikh Kabara.

“Well, I listened to the said audio clip that was trending on WhatsApp, and I can categorically confirm to you that neither the voice nor the content is Sheikh’s and even the message does not reflect Maulana’s opinion on this matter in any way,” Al-Hussain said.

CONCLUSION:

The trending WhatsApp audio claiming that Sheikh Saleh has reacted to the suspension of Sheikh Kabara’s preaching by the Kano State Government is false.

The evidence available to CDD shows that the cleric never commented on the suspension of Sheikh Kabara’s preaching by the State Government.

CDD urges the public to disregard the claim and avoid sharing the clip.

You can forward suspicious messages for verification via +2349062910568 or contact us on Twitter @CDDWestAfrica

#StopFakeNews #StopDisinformation

Center for Democracy and Development West Africa| CDD West Africa

March 11, 2021
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FACT-CHECK: Did Kano Residents Ask Fulanis To Leave The North?

By Fact Check

VERDICT: False

CLAIM:

On Wednesday, February 24, 2021, fact-checkers at the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) spotted a WhatsApp broadcast claiming that all Fulani residents in Kano have been asked to leave the State.

The claim read in parts “ Hausas in Kano have asked the Fulanis to leave northern Nigeria while breaking the exclusive Fulani mosque.  Behold the Ottoman Dan Fodio prophecy of about 220 years is happening before our very eyes. DAN.”

Also attached to the claim was a video of people seen vandalizing a mosque.

FACT:

Investigations carried out by CDD revealed that the claim that Fulanis have been asked to vacate Kano State is false.

More checks showed that the video attached to the broadcast was from a clash in Billiri Local Government Area of Gombe State and not from Kano as claimed.

Also, the vandalization seen in the video was from the destruction of property in Billiri, Gombe State which took place during a clash between some religious groups in the community. The crisis in Billiri erupted after the installation of the traditional ruler (the stool of Mai Tangale) following the death of late Mai Tangale Dr Abdu Buba Maisharu in January 2021.

Following the attacks in Billiri, the Gombe State Governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya, on Saturday, February 20, 2021, vowed to prosecute those fueling crisis.

According to the Governor, the violence in Billiri had led to the loss of lives and destruction of property worth millions of naira.

CONCLUSION:

The claim that Fulanis resident in Kano State has all been asked to vacate the state is false. The video circulating on WhatsApp alongside the broadcast is a clip from a crisis in Billiri Local Government Area of Gombe State.

CDD is urging the general public to always verify the authenticity of stories before sharing them.

You can forward suspicious messages for verification via +2349062910568 or contact us on Twitter @CDDWestAfrica

#StopFakeNews #StopDisinformation

Center for Democracy and Development West Africa| CDD West Africa

February 25, 2021
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FACT-CHECK: Kano Hisbah Has Not Banned Night Party

By Fact Check

VERDICT: False

CLAIM:

On Monday, December 21, 2020, fact-checkers at the Centre for Democracy and Development CDD (CDD) spotted a story published by Kano Focus claiming that the Kano Hisbah Board has banned night parties in the State.

The report also claimed that the ban was announced by the Hisbah Commander General, Sheikh Muhammad Ibn Sina, at a press conference in Kano following reports that most wedding parties clashed with prayer times.

It also claimed that wedding attendants, the bride inclusive, do not join the Magrib and Isha prayers once there are such parties.

In addition, Kano focus reported that all weddings scheduled to hold in Kano State will now be taking place between morning and 4 pm.

FACT:

The claim that Kano HISBAH has banned night parties across Kano State is false.

An investigation by the CDD shows that the Kano State Hisbah Board did not make such pronouncement as claimed by the blog.

In a reaction to the claim, Ibn Sina told CDD fact-checker that the story is fake.

Ibn Sina said: “This story is fake, what happened was that we paid visit to Kano Tourism Board, and in his remarks, the head of the board said they were considering initiating a law that will stop any party or wedding reception (Walimah) lasting beyond 12 midnight and in my remarks I said this is good, but the journalists completely quoted me as saying it”

The Hisbah Commander General said the board has no law or mandate to influence such activities in the State.

“Tourism board is the one overseeing hotels, relaxations centers, etc, I also saw this story the way you also came across it.” Ibn Sina said.

CONCLUSION:

The story published by Kano Focus that the Kano Hisbah Board has banned night party is false.

The board did not declare that all wedding parties must take place between morning and 4 pm as reported in the story.

CDD urges the media on accurate reporting and the public to always verify the authenticity of stories before sharing them.

You can forward suspicious messages for verification via +2349062910568 or contact us on twitter @CDDWestAfrica

#StopFakeNews #StopDisinformation

Center for Democracy and Development West Africa| CDD West Africa

December 24, 2020
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Shin an Yankewa Rahma Sadau Hukuncin Kisa Sakamakon Janyowa Addinin Musulunci Batanci?

By Fact Check

Gaskiyar Magana: Karya Ne!

Tushen Magana: a ranar Talata, 10 ga watan Nuwanban shekara ta 2020, masu tantance sahihancin labarai na Cibiyar Bunkasa Demokaradiyya da Cigaba (CDD) sun gano wani labarai da majiyoyi da yawa suka wallafa shi. Labarin yace an yankewa sananniyar mai taka rawa a fina-finai, Rahma Sadau hukuncin kisa bisa janyowa addinin Musulunci maganganun batanci.

Labarin yace hukuncin kisan ya biyo bayan hotuna ne da Rahman ta wallafa wadan da ke nuna gadon bayan a fili kuma suka janyo cece-kuce musamman a yankin arewacin Najeriya dama Musulman yankin.

Majiyoyin da suka wallafa labarin sun hada da: Zazzau 2TV, Murna Hausa Top TV, Hausa Blog TV, MNS TV, Celebrities Buzz, Nairaland, Flip TV, LUS Entertainment, Gossip, Omokoshaban da lfy.

Wassu daga cikin majiyoyin sunce Shugaba Muhammadu Buhari ya amince da hukuncin kisan akan Rahma Sadau din.

Gaskiyar Magana:

Binciken da CDD ta gudanar ya gano cewa kawo lokacin hada wannan rahoto (13 ga Nuwanba, 2020) ba’a yankewa Rahma Sadau hukuncin kisa ba, duk kuwa da cewa majiyoyi da dama sun rawaito hakan.

A ranar 2 ga watan Nuwanban shekara ta 2020, Rahma Sadau ta wallafa hotuna masu nuna tsaraicin ta a shafukan sada zumunta da muhawara. Hotunan wadan da aka yada su musamman a Facebook da Instagram da Twitter da WhatsApp sun nuna gadon bayan Rahma a fili, al’amarin day a fusata Musulmai da yawa daga areewacin Najeriya.

Bayan wallafa wadan nan hotuna da cece-kucen da suka janyo an samu wani mutumin da yayi katobara da kalaman batanci akan Manzon Tsira Annabi Muhammadu (S.A.W), wannan lamari ya fusata dukkan Musulmai matuka-gaya.

Bayan faruwar lamarin ne akaga Rahma Sadau acikin wani bidiyo inda cikin zubda hawaye ta baiwa al’ummar Musulmai hakuri tana mai bayyana takaici da nadamar ta game faruwar lamarin.

CDD ta tabbatar da cewa kawo ranar 13 ga watan Nuwanba, 2020 babu wani hukuncin kisa da aka yankewa Rahma Sadau.

Kammalawa:

Ba’a yankewa Rahma Sadau hukuncin kisa ba sakamakon janyo wa addinin Musulunci batanci. Hakanan labarin da ake yadawa cewa Shugaba Muhammadu Buhari ya amince da yanke hukuncin kisa akan Rahman karya ne.

CDD tana jan hankalin jama’a game da yada labaran da basu da tabbacin sahihancin su. Kuna iya aikowa CDD labaran da kuke shakku akansu dan tantance muku ta hanyar WhatsApp ko gajeren sako ta wannan lamba +2349062910568 ko a shafin Twitter a: @CDDWestAfrica ko @CDDWestAfrica_H

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Center for Democracy and Development West Africa| CDD West Africa

November 24, 2020
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Rundunar Tsaro Ta SSS Bata Kama Masu Zanga-Zanga a Kano Ba

By Fact Check

Tushen Magana:

A ranar Asabat, 17 ga watan Oktoban shekara ta 2020, masu tantance sahihancin labarai na Cibiyar Bunkasa Demokaradiyya (CDD) suka gano wani labarai da jaridu da wassu majiyoyi suka wallafa dake cewa hukumar tsaron farin kaya ta State Security Service (SSS) sun kama mutane da sukayi zanga-zangar neman kawo karshen halin rashin tsaro da yankin arewacin Najeriya, acewar labarin ankama masu zanga-zangar ne a birnin Kano.

Labarin wanda jaridun Punch da the Cable da Inside Arewa News suka rawaitowo ya bayyana cewa jami’a tsaron farin kaya na SSS sun garkame jagororin zanga-zangar neman kawo karshen sata da garkuwa da mutane dan neman kudin fansa da tashe-tashen hankula a yankunan karkara da sauran tashe-tashen hankula dake da nasaba da rashin tsaro a yankin arewacin Najeriya.

Labarin ya kara da cewa SSS ta kama su ne a Kano.

Gaskiyar Magana:

Binciken da CDD ta gudanar ya gano cewa hukumar tsaron farin kaya ta SSS bata kama kowa ba acikin wadan da sukayi zanga-zanga a jahar Kano.

Binciken ya gano cewa SSS ta gayyaci jagororin gamayyar kungiyoyin arewa karkashin shugabancin Nastura Ashir Sharif. Gayyatar jagororin ya biyo bayan zanga-zangar da suka shirya gudanarwa ne dan nuna rashin jin dadin su game da halin rashin tsaro da yankin arewa yake ciki tare da neman gwamnati kalli lamarin dan samar da tsaro.

Shugabannin zanga-zangar sun isa ofishin SSS ranar Juma’a, 16 ga watan Oktoban shekara ta 2020 da misalin karfe 9:30 na dare kuma ganawar su da jami’an tsaron farin kayan ta dauki sama da awa shida (6).

Washe gari Asabat, 17 ga watan Oktoban shekara ta 2020, masu zanga-zangar sun gabatar da zanga-zangar tasu inda suka fara daga Daula Hotel zuwa matsugunin hukumar yan sanda reshen jahar Kano dake Bompai, Kano.

Masu zanga-zangar sun mika takardar korafi ga kwamishinan yan sanda jahar Kano.

Da yake maida martani game da kama sun, shugaban gamayyar kungiyoyin arewa, Nastura Ashir Sharif yace SSS bata kama ko daya daga cikin masu zanga-zangar ba.

Yace yace: “abinda ya faru shine, ranar Alhamis, 14 ga watan Okotban shekara ta 2020 mun shirya yin zanga-zanga amma da farawar mu sai aka turo yan daba sukazo suka wargaza mutane da makamai inda suka jikkata mutane da yawa acikin su har da yan jaridu guda hudu. Saboda haka ranar washe garin Juma’a sai muka kira taron manema labarai inda mukayi Allah-wadai da abinda ya faru dan lokacin da aka mana harin yan sanda suna nan amma suna ganin yan daban suka jikkata mutane ba tare da yin komai ba”.

“Mun shirya cigaba da yin zanga-zangar ranar Asabat 16 ga watan Oktoban shekara ta 2020 amma sai yan sanda da SSS sukace ba za’a gdanar da zanga-zangar ba, wannan yasa suka gayyace mu. Mun tambaye su ko menene dalilin da yasa ba za’a gudanar da zanga-zanga a Kano ba, mun gaya musu cewa zanga-zanga yancin mu ne a matsayin mu na yan kasa. Ana zanga-zanga a kudancin kasarnan, me yasa kuke so ku dakatar damu daga yin zanga-zangar lumana? Munyi tattaunawa mai tsawon gaske dasu kafin mu cimma matsaya”.

“Dalilan da suka sa mutane ne ke rade-radin cewa ankama mu shine mun dauki tsawon lokaci a ofishin SSS din kuma sauran mambobi suna ta kiran wayoyin mu ba’a dauka dan haka sai suke tunanin an kama mu ne. Tun karfe 9:30 na dare muke ofis din SSS din kuma har karfe 3 na dare muna can, wannan yasa akayi tunanin an kama mu ne, amma ba kama mu akayi ba”.

Kammalawa:

Labarin da ake yadawa cewa hukumar tsaron farin kaya ta SSS ta kama masu zanga-zanga a Kano karya ne.

Binciken da CDD ta gudanar ya gano gamayyar kungiyoyin arewa sun fara zanga-zangar neman kawo karshen rashin tsaro a arewacin Najeriya ranar Alhamis, 15 ga watan Oktoban shekara ta 2020 da nufin cigaba da zanga-zangar ranar Asabat, 17 ga watan Oktoba amma sai rundunar tsaro ta SSS ta gayyace su ranar Juma’a 16 ga watan Oktoba.

Bayan barin ofishin SSS din dake Kano da tsakiyar daren Juma’a, jagororin zanga-zangar sun aiwatar da zanga-zangar ranar Asabat, 17 ga watan Oktoba, 2020.


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Center for Democracy and Development West Africa| CDD West Africa

October 21, 2020
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FACT-CHECK: Are CCTV Footages Showing Knife-wielding Man Attacking Woman from Kano?

By Fact Check

VERDICT: False

CLAIM:

On Monday, September 14, 2020, fact-checkers at the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) spotted several Facebook posts and tweets claiming that CCTV footage showing two men attacking a woman holding a handbag is from Kano.

The posts written in Hausa claimed the men who alighted from a motorcycle and threatened a woman with a knife were arrested after CCTV cameras installed by the Kano State Government captured footage of the incident.

Among those who shared the claim on Twitter is the Special Adviser on Media to the Kano State Governor, Tanko Yakasai.

Yakasai in his tweet said: “The 1st arrest has been made using the CCTV installed all over Kano metropolis by the admin of H.E @GovUmarGanduje, even before the project is fully commissioned. Thugs using a knife attacked a lady and the police picked them up through the CCTV. #AikiTill2023.”

The same tweet was shared and amplified by another aide of the Kano State Governor, Faizu Alfindiki.

Yakasai has since deleted the tweet.

Another post was made by Sani Saye Yusuf (screenshot attached below) in Hausa said: “In his bid to address street theft and robbery in Kano state, Gov. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has provided CCTV cameras. Now now the cameras have captured a scene showing youth that carries arms and rob people of the valuables. The youth have snatched a lady’s bag not knowing they were being captured. Kudos to Gov. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje and Nigerian Police”

FACT:

An investigation by CDD fact-checkers shows that the footage widely shared on Facebook and Twitter were not captured by CCTV cameras installed the Kano State government as claimed.

Our investigation showed that the clips emanated from Niamey in the Niger Republic. Damagaram Post had earlier reported an incident of handbag snatching by a young man who threatening a woman with a sharp knife.

The news blog in its post published on Monday, September 14, 2020, urged the people in Niamey to share the clips widely in order to help security operatives arrest the attacker.

The report also indicated that the incident happened at Hama Mell Residence on Koira Kano street in the Nigerien capital Niamey.

To corroborate their still footage, Damagaram Post also uploaded a video of the incident 48 minutes after their earlier update.

CONCLUSION

The footages of a man attacking a woman with a knife were not captured by CCTV cameras installed by the Kano State government as widely claimed.

CDD’s investigation has shown that the incident took place in Niamey and not Kano state, Nigeria as widely reported on social media.

CDD is urging Nigerians to always verify the authenticity stories before sharing them. You can also forward suspicious messages for verification via WhatsApp to +2349062910568 or contact us on twitter @CDDWestAfrica

#StopFakeNews #StopDisinformation

Center for Democracy and Development West Africa| CDD West Africa

September 18, 2020
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Escalating Violence in Northern Nigeria

By Uncategorized

Nigeria has long faced varied security challenges that continue to threaten its peace and security.

These challenges have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and
resulted in deepening existing structural inequalities. The nation continues to be a potent ground for the perpetration of various acts of violence. From ethnic conflicts to religious conflicts and terrorist attacks, it seems to be a never-ending trend.

Boko Haram insurgency in north-eastern Nigeria, increasing banditry violence in the northwest and continuous farmer-herder conflict in the middle belt have all led to an on-going crisis.

The constant violent confrontation in these parts of the country left scores of innocent people dead, and many more displaced.

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September 15, 2020
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FACT-CHECK: Kano Governor Ganduje Did Not Sack Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs

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VERDICT: False!

CLAIM:

On August 18, 2020, fact-checkers at the Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) spotted a letter circulating widely on Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp, particularly on groups largely dominated by Kano citizens.

The letter, supposedly from the Office of the Executive Governor of Kano state, dated August 18, 2020 and signed by Salihu Tanko Yakasai, the Senior Special Assistant on Media to Governor, claimed the Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Murtala Sule Garo, has been sacked. 

Part of the letter read: “His Excellency the Governor of Kano State Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje OFR has approved the relieve of appointment of the appointment of Hon. Murtala Sule Garo as the Commissioner for Local Government and Community Development of Kano State with effect from today, Tuesday 18th of August, 2020.”

“Accordingly, he is required to hand over all government property in his possession to the Permanent Secretary and Cabinet Affairs in the Office immediately,” the letter added.

FACT

Fact checks by CDD shows that no press release or letter was issued by the Kano State Government or the SSA on Media to Governor Ganduje on the sack of Garo. 

When reached,  Yakasai confirmed that the letter announcing the sack of Garo is fake.

“I didn’t sign any letter sacking the Commissioner; therefore, the letter in circulation saying the Commissioner is sacked is fake,” Yakassai said.

He debunked the claim that Garo had been sacked by the Governor nor that he (Yakasai) signed the letter announcing purported sack.

Continuing Yakassi said: “The letter even is full of errors, first, the letterhead paper is not from office of the Governor, secondly, the address is that of the office of SSG not the office of the Governor, third, the designation of the Commissioner is incorrect, the third, my designation is wrongly written.” 

“I am a Special Adviser on Media not Senior Special Assistant on Media as indicated in the letter, fourth, the signature on the letter is not mine, fifth, I didn’t publish in any of my social media accounts which are verified, I normally post information there,” he said.

Yakassai confirmed that Garo is still Kano State Commissioner for Local Government Affairs and Chieftaincy Affairs.

CONCLUSION:

The letter widely circulating on the sack of Sule Garo, the Kano State Commissioner for Local Government Affairs and Chieftaincy Affairs is false and must be disregarded

CDD caution fake news peddlers to desist from disinforming and misinforming populace. And advises citizens to always verify the authenticity of news report before sharing them.

You can send claims and messages to CDD for verification; messages can be sent via +2349062910568.

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August 23, 2020
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