A post on social media claimed that five hundred thousand Nigerians on death row in Singapore have been released after Peter Obi’s intervention.
“Breaking News: Singapore released 500 thousand Nigerians on death row after Peter Obi pleaded on their behalf,” the post reads.
The post was initially shared by a social media user, @DattiYusufahmed, who cloned the account of Datti Baba-Ahmed, the vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party.



Checks by TheCable revealed that the cloned account with username @DattiYusufahmed and profile name Dr Yusuf Datti Ahmed has been renamed to Ejike Ofoegbu and @Ejikeofoegbu1 as its new username.
The post appeared on the renamed Twitter account before it was eventually deleted. It was also published as breaking news on a news website by the name Dailyexcessive.



Verification
Using Yandex, a reverse image search on one of the pictures showing prisoners dressed in brown, looking out behind bars, revealed that the picture was taken at Rwanda’s Gitarama prison 5, where Hutu prisoners were kept.
TheCable reached out to an official of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) who said the commission is not aware of such development.
“NIDCOM does not have any information on this matter at the moment,” the official said.
A further Twitter search also showed that the official Twitter handle of the Labour Party vice presidential candidate is @dattibabaahmed and not @DattiYusufahmed.
On August 1, at a media briefing in Abuja, Datti Baba-Ahmed disassociated himself from fake social media accounts attributed to him. He added that several social media accounts across different platforms were opened by suspected impostors without his knowledge or approval.
“I declare that all exchanges and communications therefrom are without my knowledge or input in any way whatsoever. I humbly call on the general public on and offline to disregard any and all exchanges and communications from the fake social media accounts,” he said.
Verdict

The claim that Peter Obi’s intervention led to the release of five hundred thousand Nigerians on death row in Singapore is false.


This story is published in partnership with Report for the World, a global service program.


 https://www.thecable.ng/fact-check-did-obi-help-secure-clemency-for-nigerians-on-death-row-in-singapore/amp

kolomentality

2023. WWIII

Even without being fact checked any sane person Will know the source of this fake news. 'Na them them'

Another fake news from "tinsel", Tinubu supporter.
There was nothing like that said anywhere. He concocted it by himself and is fact checking his fake news.

APC govt has totally failed nigerians, to the extent that there's nothing tangible they can use to campaign and convince nigerians to vote for them in 2023 election, so they resorted to subtle blackmail and nauseating ethnic card politics .
before the next election, nigerians should expect more of this from this failed party and government that cannot even protect the citizens from brutal killings and exploitations from privileged terrorists.
I called them privileged terrorists, because they practically go about their heinous acts unchallanged, as if there's no government in place.

Someone that gave James Nwafor shoot at sight order and covered for him .

Tinubu have resorted to cheap blackmail and should be utterly ashamed. How can you create fake news only to come and debunk it? Is this type of desperation not annoying?

tinsel:
A post on social media claimed that five hundred thousand Nigerians on death row in Singapore have been released after Peter Obi’s intervention.
“Breaking News: Singapore released 500 thousand Nigerians on death row after Peter Obi pleaded on their behalf,” the post reads.
The post was initially shared by a social media user, @DattiYusufahmed, who cloned the account of Datti Baba-Ahmed, the vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party.



Checks by TheCable revealed that the cloned account with username @DattiYusufahmed and profile name Dr Yusuf Datti Ahmed has been renamed to Ejike Ofoegbu and @Ejikeofoegbu1 as its new username.
The post appeared on the renamed Twitter account before it was eventually deleted. It was also published as breaking news on a news website by the name Dailyexcessive.



Verification
Using Yandex, a reverse image search on one of the pictures showing prisoners dressed in brown, looking out behind bars, revealed that the picture was taken at Rwanda’s Gitarama prison 5, where Hutu prisoners were kept.
TheCable reached out to an official of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) who said the commission is not aware of such development.
“NIDCOM does not have any information on this matter at the moment,” the official said.
A further Twitter search also showed that the official Twitter handle of the Labour Party vice presidential candidate is @dattibabaahmed and not @DattiYusufahmed.
On August 1, at a media briefing in Abuja, Datti Baba-Ahmed disassociated himself from fake social media accounts attributed to him. He added that several social media accounts across different platforms were opened by suspected impostors without his knowledge or approval.
“I declare that all exchanges and communications therefrom are without my knowledge or input in any way whatsoever. I humbly call on the general public on and offline to disregard any and all exchanges and communications from the fake social media accounts,” he said.
Verdict

The claim that Peter Obi’s intervention led to the release of five hundred thousand Nigerians on death row in Singapore is false.


This story is published in partnership with Report for the World, a global service program.


 https://www.thecable.ng/fact-check-did-obi-help-secure-clemency-for-nigerians-on-death-row-in-singapore/amp


 

So what's the essence of the fact check, when it's obvious the account is a fake and mischievous one? What is even wrong with The Cable and all these media outlets lately?

The cable must be a useless news platform. Dem no dey see their mates like David Hundeyin wen dey do better investigative journalism?

How can you go and fact check a claim that came from an unknown source? isn't that stupidity of the highest order?

It is just like the news flying around social media without any verifiable source that amanpour will interview PO. Tomorrow, they will go and do fact check on that one na, and say it is false.

No be craze dey worry this people so?

Incase you are not aware, to fact check anything, it must come from a verifiable and reasonably credible source that presents it as a fact. You can't fact check something that is not presented by a credibly source as a fact.

See stupidity. How can 500,000 Nigerians be on deathrow in Singapore. Seriously this news doesn't deserve response not to talk of fact check

Q1. What are the three hottest words used by BATstards on social media since Obi declared his intention to run for president?

Got it! Fact, check and verification. These words are like oxygen to them.

We know story is fake, but even sef if na true story, na which Nigerian dey earn death sentence in Asia? All of them na Obi.

You shameless things won't market your candidates and leave Peter Obi out of your idiocy. You will post fake stories about your incoming President, later you come back here to do ‘fact check’.

Nigerians have chosen Peter Obi to lead them, the earlier you stopped fighting this lost battle the better for your sanity.

You think this is 2014, when you idiots used propaganda to deceive Nigerians?