By Pascal Ibe
Claim
Many persons on WhatsApp groups posted a video of protesters and claim that it’s an ongoing protest in Lagos.
Verdict
This claim is Misleading.
Findings showed that it was protests that happened on the democracy day, June 12, 2024.
Full Text
On Tuesday, the video of people protesting was shared on many WhatsApp groups.
The video was captioned, “Nigerians are tired of the APC Tinubu led administration!
Ongoing protest in Lagos ✍️
Oo n’rugbo boo Don a fun ooooo
In the video, many persons were seen carrying placards and signing.
Continuous Hardship
In one year of Tinubu’s administration, nothing much has changed except that the hunger crisis is increasing.
President Tinubu removed subsidies on petroleum products during his inauguration on May 29, 2023 and the prices of petroleum products increased by nearly 300 percent, pushing up the prices of other essential items.
The subsequent huge jump in the price of petrol has caused other prices to rise as companies pass on transportation and energy costs to the consumer.
This scourge of hunger and deprivation has found outlets in the frustration of the youths following the difficulties brought on by the policies of President Bola Tinubu, including the floating of the Nigerian currency.
The consequences of these policies have been rapid and sharp with galloping inflation having a devastating impact on the Nigerian populace.
The prices of basic food commodities such as rice, beans, maize, plantain, and tomatoes surged by 25.34 per cent to 40.01 per cent as of March 2024.
Amidst the economic hardship, the government increased the tariff to be paid on electricity by 603 per cent to N225 per kilowatts.
Verification
First, when traced with the TikTok username on the video,, we discovered this video was posted recently on TikTok by @Prince edet.
See link here 👉https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMrDpXYEC
Manual checks by FactWatch showed that the protesters on the video were carrying many placards with inscriptions, “ Reverse Price Fuel, Reverse Electricity tariff now.
A report dated June 12, confirmed that the above video was a protest which occurred on June 12.
The report by TheCable stated that the protest which took place in Ikeja, Lagos state capital, was against rising hunger in the country.
TheCable disclosed some activists gathered at the Ikeja underbridge to commence the #EndHunger protest.
The activists are carrying banners with various inscriptions such as ‘This hunger is too much’, ‘President Tinubu, let the poor breathe’, and ‘Reverse anti-people policies’.
The protest coincides with the Democracy Day celebration.
Also, a video by Independent Television Radio on Facebook on June 12, confirmed that civil society groups staged protest in Ikeja.
See video here 👇
Conclusion
The claim attached to the video that protest is ongoing in Lagos, is Misleading.
The video is an old protest in Ikeja, Lagos State which occurred in June.
