Video from Mali used to depict attack on Oyo community

AN X account, @SM_Cee, posted a video showing vehicles moving through a group of armed men on motorbikes standing on a street.

The poster claims the video shows terrorists invading Ahoro Esin-Ele community in Oyo State. He shared the video on June 11, with a caption:

“A group of Fulani terrorists reportedly recorded themselves attacking and capturing a community in Ahoro Esinle community in Oriire Local Government Area, near Ogbomoso. During the attack, they allegedly killed three community leaders, abducted seven men and ten women, and killed 25 soldiers.”

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The post has generated over 300 reposts and more than 400 likes as of June 12, 2026.

CLAIM

Video shows terrorist invasion of Oyo community.

FINDINGS

Findings by The FactCheckHub show that the claim is MISLEADING.

On May 15, 2026, gunmen attacked schools along the Ahoro-Esiele/Yawota axis of Oriire Local Government Area in Oyo State and abducted pupils and teachers. The incident sparked widespread panic and renewed concerns over rising insecurity in parts of the state.

Families were thrown into uncertainty as they searched for information about the victims, while security agencies launched rescue operations. The situation quickly became a national concern, drawing attention from government officials, security agencies, and the public.

Amid current efforts to rescue the victims, social media platforms have been flooded with unverified claims, recycled footage, and misleading narratives, many of which falsely claim to show either the attackers or security responses linked to the incident.

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The FactCheckHub subjected keyframes from the video to reverse image search, and the results show that the footage has been online since April 2026 and actually depicts an incident in Mali.

According to platforms such as LSI Africa and Modern Ghana, which previously shared the video, it shows footage filmed by a resident capturing armed fighters on motorcycles and in heavily armed vehicles in Bamako, Mali’s capital.

The video has no connection to any terrorist invasion of a Nigerian community.

VERDICT

The claim that the video shows a terrorist invasion of an Oyo community is MISLEADING. The video shows an incident that occurred in Mali.

Nurudeen Akewushola is a fact-checker with FactCheckHub. He has authored several fact checks which have contributed to the fight against information disorder. You can reach him via nyahaya@icirnigeria.org and @NurudeenAkewus1 via Twitter.