Reactions have trailed a viral video depicting a masked individual issuing threats of a bandit invasion in various Lagos State locations, including Badagry and Ikorodu. The video, shared by The Yoruba Times, features an individual using broken English and a seemingly forced northern accent to declare an imminent incursion into these areas.
However, social media users have quickly identified several inconsistencies in the video, suggesting it may be a hoax. Observations range from the individual’s use of southern-style Ankara fabric as a mask to the clearly Yoruba-inflected pronunciation of the targeted locations. Many users have dismissed the clip as an act of fear-mongering orchestrated by a southerner attempting to impersonate a northerner.
This incident follows a pattern of false rumors that previously led to unnecessary school closures and tragic instances of mistaken assault. While authorities have confirmed there are no credible threats and have urged the public to remain calm amidst the ongoing security challenges in Nigeria’s northwest, the video continues to spark intense debate online.
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Below are some of the reactions from X:
Mobilisingnigerians™ (@mobilisingniger): This account should spreading fears to the people in the name being security conscious, despite the person is speaking English and trying to emulate a northerner the identification shows the person is from the south.
Emmanuel Ikhenebome (@EmmanuelIkhenebome): This is wasiu from Akute, in Ogun state. He’s mad
Adeyemi (@Son_Of_Grace12): If dem come Lagos Dem go just Dey die steady steady Dem self go fear and no hiding places for Lagos !! Absolutely nowhere
Blisyphus (@blisyphus): I’ve never been more certain that a yoruba man is faking a northern accent in my life
ZEUS ⚡ 🇦🇷🇵🇹 (@LoveNemesisX): Na Yoruba man tie cloth for face 😂😂
Daoptimist⚓🌊🔥✨ (@Daoptimist): There’s this guy on tiktok claiming to be a bandict, I’m very sure that’s him
Eni. (@harkandae): Lmaoo. Only a yoruba person can pronounce iyana ilogbo like that. Bruh comot cloth for face.
Tplus (@obrienthagreat): These guys they talk and do, so I believe everything he says. They have never been stopped by the FG whenever they make a threat like this.
Baron Samedi☠️ (@BaronSamedi): lol, Bandit wey dey use Ankara for face mask.!!!
L. A☀️ (@Ajolarr): Some of this accounts posts, I don’t understand the purpose. Is it fear-mongering or what?
BlackAYO (@blackshagamu): This Mutulu is an Ibo Nyamiri trying to instigate hatred against the Fulani, it a typical ipob insurrectionists psychological warefare
Double Head (@doublehead1221): Shows that the guy knows the areas, tour the axis.. swift with mentioning the region for a bandit or a Fulani person
EASYBUYGIRLFRIEND (@EASYBUYGIRLFRIEND): We they wait for una😂😂make una come una go see anoda style of Lagos , una no go rich man area na sapamalekun of Lagos u go cry no worry😂😂😂
Brainboi (@BRAINBOI_10): Before Lagos and Abuja will fall to terrorist make you know say na only there living beings dae be that. Those big men will never allow it. Thier investment is there
Rhobor (@reid87_): Yoruba people you have been yapping since I want to see action o
[email protected] (@waheen05): Please the police should track this guy the same way they tracked the boy with the voice over that blackmailed VDM
new folder. (@sonofarinze): The masked man threatening Lagos is getting clowned. I get it. Police arrested suspected bandits from Chad and Sudan in Ikorodu last week. They had already deployed to schools after earlier threats. The joke writes itself. The reality was already here.
Taiwo Bello (@Teebell1316): Whiskey Lori Eba E n lo ku ni oooo
Emperor the Clothes Vendor (@Emperor_the_Clothes_Vendor): Badagry, agbara, oko afo, mtn, magbo, Ikoga, Iyana Ilogbo, Igborosun. I didn’t hear one well.
TPenco (@TPencolan): Come in quickly and find out!!! You would think you were in Boronu, idiot
Foundational Ijesa Man🌟 (@FoundationalIjesa): This one na Yoruba man dey fake Hausa accent.
Omogbolahan (@Omogbolahan): Una head go hang for fence tire😂
blazers_Cut (@blazers_cut): So @DSS can’t track this one’s Abii ? But once anybody speak against bad governance, boom, they’ll tracked n picked ! … @officialEFCC , so una no see this one too ? — Omo this country is mere joke fr … bcoz u guys can’t even arrest even those that re embezzling all the funds
Ógbeni_Olamide (@Yhung_Olamide): @TheYorubaTimes , where did you get this video from?. We need to start asking questions.
Makkie💙 (@_makkiee): What a dumb video. You better be careful before government use you do they are working. To find people like you no dey hard dem to do.
Oyafemi kabiru (@Idaneko1): He does even sound like a northerner 😂 it clear that this video was made by a southerner
Disciple of Dr. Myles Munroe (@Disciple_of_Dr_Myles_Munroe): @PoliceNG , @OfficialDSSNG @DHQNigeria you guys should start arresting anyone posting this kinds of videos. I believe some of them may be Thier agent. ENOUGH IS ENOUGH
Prince Wale1960 (@wale1960): This is a content creators He will be fished out soon Stop using security to do content you might be gone for ever I warned you all