Photographs showing children with bruises, cuts and welts have been shared on social media with claims that they show pupils abducted during the May 2026 attack on schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State.
The posts claim the injuries were inflicted on the children while they were in captivity. The images have since been used to push claims about the condition of the abducted pupils.
Findings
A reverse image search shows that the photographs are not from the Oyo school abduction.
The images had already appeared online in June 2020, almost six years before the attack in Oyo State.
Earlier reports by Nigerien media outlets and social media users identified the children as pupils of a Quranic school in Diffa, southeastern Niger. They were reportedly injured after being subjected to severe corporal punishment by their teacher.
Reports from Niger’s state-owned media also showed that authorities investigated the incident
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