The Police headquarters in Abuja has clarified that a viral
video trending in social media showing school girls smoking Indian hemp
(C@nnab!s), purporting to be from Nigeria and causing anxiety among parents, is
not from Nigeria but Zimbabwe.
Force Public Relations Officer ACP Muyiwa Adejobi made this
known on Thursday even as he cautioned the public to exercise restraint over
the dissemination of unverified information.
He said, “The attention of the Nigeria Police Force has been
drawn to a deeply concerning video currently circulating on WhatsApp and other
social media platforms, depicting a school-aged girl smoking what appears to be
c@nnab!s, surrounded and cheered on by her classmates.
“The video has been widely shared with captions suggesting
the incident occurred within a Nigerian school, prompting significant concern
and anxiety amongst Nigerian parents and the wider community.
“However, a preliminary investigation into its origin
strongly suggests that the video did not originate in Nigeria, with multiple
indicators pointing towards the video’s likely origin being in Zimbabwe.
“The evidence supporting this conclusion includes the
language spoken within the video.
“Individuals featured are heard speaking in both English and
Shona, the latter being a language predominantly spoken in Zimbabwe and parts
of southern Africa.
“Critically, no Nigerian languages or discernable Nigerian
accents are present in the audio.
“Furthermore, the original upload of the video was
accompanied by a caption written in Shona, with its initial posting on the
Instagram channel @rusape_celebs_tv, a channel which is demonstrably based in
the town of Rusape, Zimbabwe.
We urge the public to exercise caution when “sharing
unverified information, particularly when it involves sensitive content and
carries the potential to impact individuals, organizations, and entire
communities negatively.
“The Force strongly encourages responsible sharing of
information and thorough verification of sources before amplifying potentially
harmful claims.”
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