FACTCHECK: Old video of killings in Imo recirculated as a recent attack.

A video depicting a violent attack has been circulating on social media, with users falsely claiming it occurred recently in Imo State, Nigeria, on June 11, 2026. One social media user, Vivian Irondi, posted the clip on Facebook, suggesting "terrorists have invaded somewhere in Imo State, leaving over 10 persons butchered."

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While we are here laughing on Facebook, terrorists have invaded somewhere in Imo State, leaving over 10 persons butchered.

Despite inquiries from other users, Irondi admitted she did not know the location of the attack but continued to share the video. The clip shows the bodies of four family members, including two women, a girl, and a man, lying in a pool of blood inside what appears to be a shop. Security operatives are seen filming the scene.

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There was no fresh attack. It is an old video of an attack last year, January, that people have been recirculating.

However, PREMIUM TIMES investigations revealed that the video is old. A journalist from the affected community confirmed that the attack happened in January 2025. He explained that gunmen, identified as cultists rather than a separatist group, frequently attacked families in Orsu LGA around that time. A reverse image search of the video confirmed it was first uploaded to Facebook in January 2025, showing the aftermath of an invasion in Amanaogu Community, Orsu Local Government Area, where at least 11 people were killed between January 5 and 8, 2025. The incident was previously reported by Nigerian newspapers.

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What happened was that, in 2025, some gunmen began to kill families frequently in Orsu, especially in beer parlours, but the community later found out that the attackers were cultists, not even a separatist group.