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Police React to Allegation of ‘Photoshopped’ Image (Video)
The police has given an explanation after being dragged online over allegations of photoshopping a photo.
The Nigeria Police Force has clarified after being accused of photoshopping a photo it posted on Twitter..
The photo shows two suspects it paraded with AK49 riffles.
While admitting the pictures were taken separately and merged into one screen for a seamless understanding of the storyline, the police said the photo is authentic.
The clarification became important as the police was ridiculed after the merging was spotted by a journalist.
A BBC correspondent, Stephanie Hegarty, had said that the photo which the police shared on Twitter was photoshopped.
She tweeted: âNigerian Police have tweeted a picture with clear signs of having been photoshopped â claiming to show two suspects with arms haul. See drastic colour differences, white background under mans arm, lack of reflection, blur around the weapons⊠Tweet has been up for 7hrs now.â
In reaction to the allegation, the force said âthat there was absolutely no misrepresentation or any intention whatsoever to deceive members of the public.
âTo set the record straight, in the case involving one Talatu Ibrahim, female, 40years old from Shinkafi LGA, Zamfara State from whom six (6) AK49 rifles were recovered and one other, Duleji Alhaji Abubakar a.k.a Ori jeje who gets arms supply from her to carry out series of kidnapping and armed robbery in Kwara State, the pictures are authentic and true representation of the suspects and exhibits.â
The force said that the pictures were taken separately and merged into one screen for a seamless understanding of the storyline.
âThe arms showcased in the picture were the exhibits recovered by Police operatives from the suspects,â the force added.
Follow us on social media:PHOTOS OF SUSPECTS SHARED ON NPF OFFICIAL HANDLES NOT FALSIFIED
— Nigeria Police Force (@PoliceNG) December 2, 2020
The attention of @PoliceNG has been drawn to comments in the social media erroneously suggesting that the photos of the suspects shared on the Police handles on 1st December, 2020 were falsified. pic.twitter.com/MBGdkSqSHH
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