Nigeria, May 14 -- A video showing a helicopter departing from a group of armed men suspected to be terrorists surfaced on social media on Monday, prompting widespread allegations that it was supplying logistics to the group. However, the police have denied the claim, clarifying that the helicopter was involved in a joint operation with local vigilantes in Kogi State.

In a statement on Tuesday, the police spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, described the narrative as "misleading and false."

Mr Adejobi, an assistant commissioner of police (ACP), clarified that the helicopter captured in the viral footage was part of a legitimate joint security operation conducted on Saturday, 10 May.

He said the operation involved police personnel, local v...