The Osun State Police Command has noted with serious concern a video circulated on social media and aired by Arise News TV, with a caption suggesting that officers of the Nigeria Police Force Osun state command were fleeing from a drone.
The Command stated categorically that, the presentation was false as the footage was culled from a Yoruba film production titled Omije Fun Omije Part 2, at approximately minute 39:08 which was shoot sometimes in the month of May 2026.
‘A Police patrol vehicle was used on the set and in the scene, an actor in Police uniform was momentarily left outside the moving van, ran after it, and boarded. A bystander who was not part of the film crew/movie makers recorded that particular moment, tagged it as police officers running from drone and posted it. The drone visible in the clip was the drone used to filmed/recorded the movie. It was not an operational pursuit of police officers,’ the Police Command added in a press release signed by PPRO Abiodun Ojelabi on Wednesday.
It, therefore, rejected such narrative suggesting that police officers were running away from a drone and described the falsehood as misleading and damaging.
‘The Command rejects any narrative that serving officers ‘ran away’ from a drone. That claim is misleading, damaging to the reputation of the Force, and inconsistent with the facts known to the Command.
‘Investigative journalism requires verification before a clip is given a national or international fame. Publishing out-of-context footage and attaching a false explanation is not a minor error when it is used to ridicule a security institution. The Osun State Police Command does not condone the smearing of the Force,’ police said, asking Arise News and others circulating the false narrative to retract it; publish correction, and desist from the unprofessional act forthwith.
The Command reaffirmed commitment to lawful, professional policing in Osun State and pledged to continue to protect lives and property.
‘We remain open to factual reporting. What we will not accept is the deliberate distortion of images, videos or any media report to drag the Command through the mud,’ the release added.
It will be recollected that the same Arise News TV, in July 2026 during the buildup to the August 15 Osun State Governorship election, aired some fake video clips with dubious narration that motor parks in Osogbo had been violently attacked and razed down. The Police Command immediately organised a team of journalists from various media organisations to tour the parks. The exercise unveiled the shameful lie of a supposedly member of the fourth estate of the realm.