Osun Police Command Break Silence on Viral ‘Drone Chase’, Reveal Footage Was From Yoruba Movie

Newslens NG reports that the Osun State Police Command has finally broken its silence on a viral video that recently set social media ablaze, allegedly showing policemen fleeing from a drone in Osogbo.

The Command said the widely circulated footage was not an actual police operation but a scene from a Yoruba movie, Omije Fun Omije Part 2, filmed in May 2026.

The clarification was contained in a statement issued by the Command’s Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Abiodun Ojelabi, following the widespread circulation of the video on social media and its airing by Arise News.

The video initially surfaced online around August 31, accompanied by a caption alleging that a passerby had used a drone to scare away police officers who were purportedly extorting motorists in Osogbo.

The footage quickly went viral, attracting widespread reactions, mockery and criticism of the Nigeria Police Force, with reports indicating that it garnered more than 700,000 impressions on X.

In the footage, men dressed in police uniforms appeared to rush towards a patrol vehicle as a drone hovered overhead. One of the men was also seen running after the moving vehicle before eventually boarding it.

However, the Osun Police Command said the interpretation attached to the footage was false and misleading.

According to the Command, the scene occurred at approximately 39 minutes and eight seconds into Omije Fun Omije Part 2, during a movie production in May.

The police explained that a patrol vehicle was used as part of the film production, while an actor dressed in police uniform was momentarily left outside the moving vehicle during the scene.

The actor subsequently ran after the vehicle and boarded it.

The Command further explained that the drone seen in the footage was not being used to pursue or threaten police officers, but was the equipment being used by the movie crew to record the production.

It said a bystander who was not part of the movie crew captured the particular moment, interpreted it as policemen running away from a drone and posted it online with the misleading caption.

“The Command rejects any narrative that serving officers ‘ran away’ from a drone,” the statement said, describing the claim as misleading and damaging to the reputation of the Force.

The Command also expressed concern that the footage was subsequently amplified without proper verification, stressing that investigative journalism requires adequate fact-checking before a video is presented to the public as evidence of misconduct or cowardice.

It particularly called on Arise News and other platforms that circulated the material to retract the caption and narrative, issue corrections explaining that the footage was from a movie production and stop presenting staged or unrelated footage as evidence of police misconduct.

The development has now brought a fresh dimension to the controversy generated by the video, which had earlier triggered a wave of reactions online, with many Nigerians using the footage to question the conduct and courage of police officers.

The Command maintained that it remains committed to lawful and professional policing in Osun State and would continue to protect lives and property.

It also said it remained open to factual and constructive media reporting but would not accept what it described as deliberate distortion of images, videos or reports capable of tarnishing the reputation of the Force.