Mohammed Umar Abba police financial crimes commission nigeria election meta check No, police officer Mohammed Umar Abba has not taken over as acting chair of Nigeria’s financial crimes commission after Abdulrasheed Bawa’s suspension in June 2023
NTV Kenya fake quote police Japheth Koome No, viral screenshot of tweet quoting Kenya's police chief is not from NTV Kenya
Barista Timo wanted police No, Ugandan blogger Barista Timo not wanted by police in connection with murder – ignore fake poster
fake profile impersonator Abdalla Komesha police Kenyans, beware of fake Facebook account impersonating acting deputy inspector general of police Abdalla Komesha
police brutality march protest cost-of-living No, video doesn't show Kenyan police officers beating two men during a cost-of-living protest in March 2023.
police brutality Nairobi protest Video of police brutality from 2016 protests in Kenyan capital Nairobi, not March 2023
Gay rights Uganda arrest police homosexuality No, tweet saying Ugandan police will arrest women who turn down men and promote homosexuality is fake
Job scams fake profile police nurse firefighter Don’t be fooled - ignore Facebook page advertising policing, firefighting and nursing training in South Africa
police rally Raila Odinga Kenya Election Meta Check No, photo doesn’t show police officers guarding December 2022 opposition rally in Nairobi, Kenya
police social media Resila Onyango No, Kenya’s new police spokesperson Onyango not on social media – ignore fake Facebook accounts
osibanjo police vice-president nigeria election meta check No evidence UK police found US$8.5 million in property of Nigerian vice president’s brother