Police debunk viral terror alert in Abuja, arrest suspect over false video

The Nigeria Police Force has dismissed a viral video alleging an ongoing violent onslaught successful Abuja, describing the assertion arsenic mendacious and misleading.

The clarification was contained successful a connection shared connected the authoritative leafage of the constabulary connected Friday, April 10, 2026.

According to the statement, the video circulating online was deliberately enactment unneurotic utilizing unrelated footage to make panic and misinform the nationalist astir information conditions successful the Federal Capital Territory.

“The claims contained successful the video are wholly false, misleading, and malicious,” the constabulary said.

The Force said preliminary investigations showed the contented was designed to incite fearfulness and undermine nationalist assurance successful the information architecture of the nation’s capital.

Police operatives confirmed the apprehension of 1 Pam Joseph, who was linked to the instauration and dispersed of the video pursuing quality gathering and integer forensic analysis.

“The apprehension followed credible quality and integer forensic investigations linking the fishy to the root and circulation of the video,” the connection added.

The constabulary stressed that portion citizens person the close to state of expression, specified rights bash not screen the deliberate dispersed of misinformation susceptible of disrupting nationalist bid and nationalist security.

The Force further urged members of the nationalist to alw...