Image from Uganda of dilapidated police homes misrepresented as being in Nigeria
'Self contained apartments of police officers killing peaceful protesters demonstrating against bad governance,' reads the caption of a photo published on X on May 6, 2025.
The photo shows hut-like structures made of iron, with brown cone-shaped roofs clustered in an open space.
The post, shared more than 1,800 times, was published by Rinu Oduala, a Nigerian social activist who has more than 800,000 followers on X.
While the post does not explicitly say the photo was taken in Nigeria, many appeared to believe it was.
'The tragedy called Nigeria police force,' wrote one user.
During the two-week EndSARS protests in October 2020, armed security operatives opened fire on protesters in Lagos, the epicentre of the demonstrations, resulting in fatalities (archived here).
In August 2024, Amnesty International accused security officials of killing 21 people during the economic hardship protests, a claim the police disputed, claiming only seven deaths were noted and denying responsibility for them (archived here). The protests used the hashtag #EndbadGovernanceinNigeria online.
However, the photo shared on X shows police quarters in Uganda, not Nigeria.
A reverse image search established that the photo has appeared in older Facebook posts from Somalia, Kenya and Uganda, with each implying it originated in their respective countries.
The earliest appearance of the photo we found was in a 2012 article published by the Ugandan edition of the Monitor, which reported on the poor living conditions of police officers (archived here).
A 2019 article by Kampala-based news site ChimpReports also featured the photo, suggesting the location was the Naguru Police Barracks in Kampala, Uganda (archived here).
This is corroborated by a Google Maps search of the barracks, which shows features and structures visually consistent with those in the photo shared on X.
The trees and brown roofs of the cone-shaped and flat-roofed iron structures seen on Google Maps match those seen in the photo.
A February 2025 tweet from the verified X account of the Uganda Police Force showcased the Old Bukwo Police Station, which, before its reconstruction, was housed in similar iron structures (archived here).
Bukwo is in eastern Uganda.
Furthermore, in April 2025, the Ugandan Police Force announced the construction of new apartments at the Naguru barracks (archived here).
Read other debunks by AFP Fact Check on the EndSARS protests in Nigeria here.
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