The Ogun State Police Command has arrested one Qawiyu Oloyede, a resident of Sokoto road, Atan-Ota for posting fake bandit attack video on the social media to heighten fear and anxiety over an unfounded and non-existent bandits invasion.
A video had been circulating on Sunday showing Oloyede being interrogated by police officers over this fake video.
The suspect who is said to be a tailor told the police that he created the video on false bandits attack to gain followers on social media.
He said that, “I created the fake bandit attack and posted it on social media to gain followers. The Fulani that I used is a herder that used to bring his cows to graze behind my shop, even the Fulani herder did not want to participate in the act.
“I don’t know how to even read and write, I didn’t go to school, it was my apprentice that wrote the accompanying message to the video. I have only done two of such videos which I posted on Monday and on Wednesday.”
The spokeperson for the state police command, DSP Oluseyi Babaseyi, confirmed the arrest of Oloyede saying that his case has been transferred to the State Criminal Investigation Department.
Babaseyi said, “The suspect is with the SCID.”
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