FCT, Abuja – The claim on social media that the federal government under President Bola Tinubu has declared Nigeria’s support for Iran and Palestine amid the Israel and Gaza war has been found misleading.
This is because the image used by the user predated the current crisis in the Middle East. Using Google Reverse Image Search, Google Lens Search, and TinEye to verify the picture, we found that it was taken in 2015 at the 3rd Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) summit.
According to Dubawa, the claim was misleading because an official statement by Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs through its spokesperson, Francisca K. Omayuli, Tinubu-led federal government called for a diplomatic resolution between the countries.
The statement, dated April 14, 2024, emphasized the need for global stability through peaceful resolution. Verifiable media, including Channels Television, published the report.
On Saturday, April 13, an X user identified as Sir. Engr. A.Y (@A_Y_Rafindadi) claimed in a post that the Tinubu-led federal government had extended its support for Iran and Palestine as the crisis between Israel and Gaza went deeper.
In the post, former President Muhammadu Buhari was having a handshake with Hassan Rouhani, a former Islamic Republic of Iran president. The user captioned the image:
See the tweet here:
TimesNow.com.ng earlier reported that Israel has vowed that Iran would hear from its forces after Iranian drones and missiles attacked its territory on Sunday morning.
An official of the Israeli authority disclosed the plan, adding that Tel Aviv was yet to determine which measure to take in its retaliation.
In a counter-counter, Iran confirmed the launching of over 300 drones and missiles on Israeli territory over the night.
Source: TimesNow.com.ng
