The publication with the headline "Girl captured in viral sex video with dog dies of infection," according to the Lagos State Police Command, is a hoax.

SP Benjamin Hundeyin, the Command's Spokesperson, revealed the fake news in a statement released on Friday in Lagos.

"The Lagos State Police Command's attention has been directed to this publication, which is dated May 10, 2022, and credited to one Kayode Ajiboye of Independent Newspapers," Hundeyin added.

Because this is a potential conflict with an active police investigation, the Command sought out to the author of this article for information that could aid the police in their work.

Surprisingly, the author stated he had no way of verifying the tale and had merely copied it from an online blog.

“The author did not also credit the original source (plagiarism) of the news in consonance with simple ethics of journalism.

“He also made no attempt to fact-check the news, thereby making himself susceptible to the spreading of fake news, especially knowing how critical and sensitive the facts in the issue were.”

“It’s the duty of every Nigerian to support the police in any ongoing investigation, it is criminal to publish false information with intent to mislead the public.

“It is equally criminal to subvert criminal investigation and obstruct police officers in the discharge of their duties,” he added.

The spokesperson said in line with its stance on transparency, the Command brings an update to Nigerians and gives assurances that the ongoing investigation has been re-focused appropriately.

He said that the Command encourages anyone with useful information on the matter to make the same available to the police using any of their available communication channels.