By Pascal Ibe

Introduction

In recent times, the complaints of Nigerians towards the economic hardship and the high cost of living have grown higher every day.

Despite the drop in inflation, which fell to 14.63% in September 2026, food prices in the market continue to soar.

Aside from economic hardship, Nigerians are facing unending insecurity and banditry in different parts of the country.

This raises the question of whether President Bola Tinubu could win his re-election bid in the 2027 presidential election.

The opposition politicians and their supporters often claim that, with growing frustration among Nigerians, Tinubu is fast losing support and has become unpopular to be re-elected again.

Claim

An X account, @Nigerian _New(Nigerian News), has posted an image of a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who was killed in Edo State by his son on 8 November.

However, the X account claimed (archived here) that the APC ward chairman in Edo was killed by his son because he supported President Tinubu.

Sharing combined photos of Tinubu and the late APC leader, @Nigerian_New wrote, “BREAKING: APC Ward Chairman Julius Bello has reportedly been killed by his son in Edo State over his continued support for President Tinubu amid Nigeria’s economic hardship.”

A similar post on this also appeared here.

Verification 

FACTWATCH Nigeria searched for publications by credible news organisations in Nigeria which reported the incident, reviewed them and found that their version of the story were different.

Punch Newspaper reported that the Edo State Police Command on Monday confirmed the killing of the man Julius Bello, by his son, Irobudo.

The state police spokesperson, Eno Ikoedem, who confirmed the killing in a statement, said the suspect was still at large, adding that an investigation had commenced into the incident.

“The police have commenced an investigation into the matter, and the suspect is currently at large,” she added.

The deceased, popularly known as De Lord Ogata, was the APC Ward Three Chairman in Fugar, Etsako Central Local Government Area of Edo State.

A family source said the suspect returned home from Lagos at the weekend and attacked his father on Sunday.

The source said Irobudo was reportedly told by a prophet that his father was responsible for his being poor.

He was reportedly hacked to death by his son, who allegedly used a sledgehammer to hit him on the head.

A similar account of the incident was reported by other news websites here, here and here.

Verdict 

However, no close family to the deceased, police authorities, or news outlets have ever corroborated the claim that the APC chieftain was killed because he supported Tinubu.

Therefore, the claim is FALSE.