{"id":110908,"date":"2024-02-18T19:32:52","date_gmt":"2024-02-18T18:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/hardship-kwara-police-dismisses-trending-video-of-protest-at-emir-of-ilorins-palace"},"modified":"2024-02-18T21:50:00","modified_gmt":"2024-02-18T20:50:00","slug":"hardship-kwara-police-dismisses-trending-video-of-protest-at-emir-of-ilorins-palace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/hardship-kwara-police-dismisses-trending-video-of-protest-at-emir-of-ilorins-palace","title":{"rendered":"Hardship: Kwara Police dismisses trending video of protest at Emir of Ilorin\u2019s palace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Kwara State Police Command on Sunday dismissed a trending video which claimed that some residents of Ilorin protested at the Emir\u2019s palace over the current economic hardship across the country.<\/p>\n<p>The Command, in a statement by the spokesperson, DSP Ejire Adeyemi Toun in Ilorin on Sunday, urged the public to disregard the reports, and desist from aiding the peddlers of fake news by sharing the unverified information or content.<\/p>\n<p>The statement described the video clip as \u201cthe handiwork of mischief makers and subversive elements with criminal intent to disrupt the peace and harmony we enjoy in the state\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The statement said, \u201cThe attention of the Kwara State Police Command has been drawn to a video in circulation on social media platforms where people were portrayed as lamenting over hardship and poverty in front of the Emir\u2019s Palace in Ilorin.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Kwara Police Command wishes to state that the said viral video has been studied and declares that \u201cNo such gathering took place in any part of Ilorin in the recent times, including the Emir\u2019s Palace.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe video in circulation is a doctored version of the true representation of a socio-cultural event in the forecourt of the Emir\u2019s Palace some years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe viral video has been manipulated with another audio that clearly does not match the countenance of the people seen in the video.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe viral video is the handiwork of mischief makers and some subversive elements with criminal intent to disrupt the peace and harmony we enjoy in the state.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The statement assured that the Commissioner of Police, Victor Olaiya, will continue to work with other security agencies to prevent any breakdown of law and order, while ensuring that citizens continue to enjoy an atmosphere of peace and security.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Kwara State Police Command on Sunday dismissed a trending video which claimed that some residents of Ilorin protested at the Emir\u2019s palace over the current economic hardship across the country. The Command, in a statement by the spokesperson, DSP Ejire Adeyemi Toun in Ilorin on Sunday, urged the public to disregard [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":110906,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[1570,2140,9410,3259,1205,254,165],"class_list":["post-110908","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-africa-press","tag-africa-press-nigeria-2","tag-hardship","tag-ilorin","tag-kwara","tag-nigeria","tag-police"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Hardship: Kwara Police dismisses trending video of protest at Emir of Ilorin\u2019s palace - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Kwara State Police Command on Sunday dismissed a trending video which claimed that some residents of Ilorin proteste ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/hardship-kwara-police-dismisses-trending-video-of-protest-at-emir-of-ilorins-palace\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Hardship: Kwara Police dismisses trending video of protest at Emir of Ilorin\u2019s palace\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Kwara State Police Command on Sunday dismissed a trending video which claimed that some residents of Ilorin proteste ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/hardship-kwara-police-dismisses-trending-video-of-protest-at-emir-of-ilorins-palace\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-02-18T18:32:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-02-18T20:50:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/sm_1708272923.751862.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"706\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/hardship-kwara-police-dismisses-trending-video-of-protest-at-emir-of-ilorins-palace#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/hardship-kwara-police-dismisses-trending-video-of-protest-at-emir-of-ilorins-palace\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"Hardship: Kwara Police dismisses trending video of protest at Emir of Ilorin\u2019s palace\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-02-18T18:32:52+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2024-02-18T20:50:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/hardship-kwara-police-dismisses-trending-video-of-protest-at-emir-of-ilorins-palace\"},\"wordCount\":321,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/hardship-kwara-police-dismisses-trending-video-of-protest-at-emir-of-ilorins-palace#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2024\/02\/sm_1708272923.751862.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Africa Press\",\"Africa Press-Nigeria\",\"Hardship\",\"ilorin\",\"Kwara\",\"Nigeria\",\"Police\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/hardship-kwara-police-dismisses-trending-video-of-protest-at-emir-of-ilorins-palace#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/hardship-kwara-police-dismisses-trending-video-of-protest-at-emir-of-ilorins-palace\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/hardship-kwara-police-dismisses-trending-video-of-protest-at-emir-of-ilorins-palace\",\"name\":\"Hardship: Kwara Police dismisses trending video of protest at Emir of Ilorin\u2019s palace - 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