No NYSC Member Was Brutalised in Kauran Namoda, Zamfara State – Fact Check Reveals
A viral photo circulating on social media showing a man with a bloody back and wounds has been debunked as false by PRNigeria’s fact-check team. The photo was claimed to be that of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member brutally attacked in Kaura Namoda, Zamfara State.
However, investigations revealed that the photo is a special effect created by a makeup artist in 2014 and has no connection to the alleged incident. The fact-check team found that a similar incident occurred in 2017, but the photo accompanying that incident is different from the one currently circulating.
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The NYSC management had relocated the corps member, Esi Uwakwe, from Zamfara State to Anambra State after he was assaulted by a policeman in Kaura Namoda in 2017. The matter was resolved amicably, and the corps member was redeployed to ensure his safety.
Journalist Abdulrazak Bello Kaura, a resident of Kaura Namoda, and the Nigeria Police Force have also debunked the claim, stating that it is entirely fabricated and misleading.
PRNigeria’s fact-check conclusion states that the claims of a corps member being brutalized in Kaura Namoda, Zamfara state, is misleading, and the public should disregard the story in its entirety.
More detail on the Factcheck here: https://prnigeria.com/2024/06/28/nysc-member-brutalised-zamfara/
