UPDATED: No robbery happened in Lekki – Video was a robbery scene in Abuja!

We brought you reports from Twitter of a suspected case of robbery in the Lekki area of Lagos state.

This information is incorrect.

Apparently we have been informed that the trending video, which originated from Twitter was a scene of a robbery that happened in Dawaki, Abuja, in February 2020.

was a scene of a robbery that happened in Dawaki, Abuja, in February 2020.

— JUST IN : 4 Armed Robbers KiIled In A House In Lekki Lagos .

– The four robbers met their waterloo after attacking a house in Lekki, not knowing that there was a senior police officer in the same estate who radio for backup. pic.twitter.com/HsUBAqPomx

— VyrãlTreñdz (@TheVyralTrendz) April 22, 2020

#FakeNewsAlert This robbery happened in Abuja in Dawaki News Engineering month's back . Please verify your source of information before misleading the public especially at this times #FakeNewsMedia pic.twitter.com/gf9UHdAAVJ

— Jerome Omoz (@JeromeOmoz) April 22, 2020

— JUST IN : 4 Armed Robbers KiIled In A House In Lekki Lagos .

– The four robbers met their waterloo after attacking a house in Lekki, not knowing that there was a senior police officer in the same estate who radio for backup. pic.twitter.com/HsUBAqPomx

— VyrãlTreñdz (@TheVyralTrendz) April 22, 2020

#FakeNewsAlert This robbery happened in Abuja in Dawaki News Engineering month's back . Please verify your source of information before misleading the public especially at this times #FakeNewsMedia pic.twitter.com/gf9UHdAAVJ

— Jerome Omoz (@JeromeOmoz) April 22, 2020

This is an old video and a lie, as this ugly incidence happened at Dawaki, Abuja earlier this year. The robbers couldn’t get into the main house and they exchanged fire. Occupant is my colleague at work. https://t.co/qUaN4fbicC

— kika. (@TheGreyHunter) April 23, 2020