{"id":49434,"date":"2025-05-27T03:58:20","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T07:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/image-from-uganda-of-dilapidated-police-homes-misrepresented-as-being-in-nigeria\/27\/05\/2025\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T03:58:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T07:58:20","slug":"image-from-uganda-of-dilapidated-police-homes-misrepresented-as-being-in-nigeria","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/image-from-uganda-of-dilapidated-police-homes-misrepresented-as-being-in-nigeria\/27\/05\/2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Image from Uganda of dilapidated police homes misrepresented as being in Nigeria"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>Cases of police brutality have been widely reported in Nigeria, peaking in 2020 during the nationwide EndSARS protests that campaigned against extrajudicial killings. A viral post circulating on X in Nigeria shows a cluster of rudimentary huts and claims they are \u201capartments of police officers\u201d who, ironically, killed peaceful demonstrators shining a spotlight on poor governance. But the claim is misleading; the photo shows police homes in Uganda where authorities have begun constructing new housing for officers in some parts of the country.<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cSelf contained apartments of police officers killing peaceful protesters demonstrating against bad governance,\u201d reads the <a href=\"https:\/\/mvau.lt\/media\/c2055dc4-0fda-4111-97d8-2bd3f0bd1fce\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:caption;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">caption<\/a> of a photo published on X on May 6, 2025.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The photo shows hut-like structures made of iron, with brown cone-shaped roofs clustered in an open space.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshot of the misleading X post, taken on May 20, 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The post, shared more than 1,800 times, was published by Rinu Oduala, a Nigerian social activist who has more than 800,000 followers on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While the post does not explicitly say the photo was taken in Nigeria, many appeared to believe it was.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cThe tragedy called Nigeria police force,\u201d wrote one user.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">During the two-week EndSARS protests in October 2020, armed security operatives opened fire on protesters in Lagos, the epicentre of the demonstrations, resulting in\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.modernghana.com\/news\/1118987\/nigeria-security-forces-killed-endsars-proteste.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:fatalities;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">fatalities<\/a> (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220129123133\/https:\/\/www.modernghana.com\/news\/1118987\/nigeria-security-forces-killed-endsars-proteste.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In August 2024, Amnesty International\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/lagos-grapples-with-failure-of-nigeria-s-hardship-protests-0a575535\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:accused;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">accused<\/a> security officials of killing 21 people during the economic hardship protests, a claim the police disputed, claiming only seven deaths were noted and denying responsibility for them (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240903154111\/https:\/\/www.barrons.com\/news\/lagos-grapples-with-failure-of-nigeria-s-hardship-protests-0a575535\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>). The protests used the hashtag #EndbadGovernanceinNigeria online.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">However, the photo shared on X shows police quarters in Uganda, not Nigeria.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\"><strong>Ugandan police quarters<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=bHNimjTpxd8\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:reverse image search;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">reverse image search<\/a> established that the photo has appeared in older Facebook posts from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/mvau.lt\/media\/fbbb92d0-f134-46bb-b2bd-b1535c1c8de4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Somalia;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Somalia<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/mvau.lt\/media\/19af20cd-120a-404e-a9b9-49188afbdfec\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Kenya;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Kenya<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/mvau.lt\/media\/f45be265-f3eb-4683-9519-7d4a57cbb929\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Uganda;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Uganda<\/a>, with each implying it originated in their respective countries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The earliest appearance of the photo we found was in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.monitor.co.ug\/uganda\/news\/national\/two-officers-for-one-house-report-1524552\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:2012 article;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">2012 article<\/a> published by the Ugandan edition of the Monitor, which reported on the poor living conditions of police officers (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20240512195338\/https:\/\/www.monitor.co.ug\/uganda\/news\/national\/two-officers-for-one-house-report-1524552\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A 2019\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/chimpreports.com\/university-student-electrocuted-at-naguru-police-barracks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:article;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">article<\/a> by Kampala-based news site ChimpReports also featured the photo, suggesting the location was the Naguru Police Barracks in Kampala, Uganda (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/6JUR-9NHC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This is corroborated by a <a href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/9htVS8w82pcPN2gL6\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Google Maps search;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Google Maps search<\/a> of the barracks, which shows features and structures visually consistent with those in the photo shared on X.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The trees and brown roofs of the cone-shaped and flat-roofed iron structures seen on Google Maps match those seen in the photo.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"&lt;span&gt;Screenshot showing similarities between the satellite imagery of Naguru Barracks on Google Maps (left) and the photo in the misleading X post (right)&lt;\/span&gt;\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"345\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/d3UD3Q0LRIZdN7bOEvhv_w--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTM0NQ--\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/afp_factcheck_us_713\/246c591813d2d6636dfe6fc6c60ae0ea\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span>Screenshot showing similarities between the satellite imagery of Naguru Barracks on Google Maps (left) and the photo in the misleading X post (right)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">A February 2025 tweet from the verified X account of the Uganda Police Force showcased the Old Bukwo Police Station, which, before its reconstruction, was housed in <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PoliceUg\/status\/1895477089815691690\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:similar iron structures;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">similar iron structures <\/a>\u00a0(archived <a href=\"https:\/\/mvau.lt\/media\/322f6ec1-e5a3-4933-9d66-c9e28c4bf0c2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Bukwo is in eastern Uganda.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Furthermore, in April 2025, the Ugandan Police Force announced the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PoliceUg\/status\/1907776042514645110\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:construction;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">construction<\/a> of new apartments at the Naguru barracks (archived <a href=\"https:\/\/perma.cc\/KVV9-HA2F\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read other debunks by AFP Fact Check on the EndSARS protests in Nigeria\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/factcheck.afp.com\/list\/EndSARS-protests\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/image-uganda-dilapidated-police-homes-074309121.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cases of police brutality have been widely reported in Nigeria, peaking in 2020 during the nationwide EndSARS protests that campaigned against extrajudicial<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/image-from-uganda-of-dilapidated-police-homes-misrepresented-as-being-in-nigeria\/27\/05\/2025\/\">Read More 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