Newly Commissioned Flyover Collapses, Kills 23 People In Abuja
On September 28, 2025 a Facebook user @Agozicommedy claimed that a newly commissioned flyover in Abuja had collapsed, leaving 23 people dead. The post had a video showing a bridge collapsing on workers, with the caption “Black Sunday the new fly over that was commissioned by FCT minister Nysome last week have just collapsed 23 people Dead.”
When this report was published, this claim had over 1,190 reactions, comments and shares.
VERIFICATION
The most recent flyover commissioned in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, was in May 2025 during the 19-day project commissioning marking President Bola Tinubu’s second anniversary in office. The project, known as the N20 Flyover on Onnex–Kubwa Road, was among the major infrastructural works inaugurated under the supervision of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.
The fact-checker visited the N20 flyover to confirm if it had recently collapsed or was under repair, and the bridge was found to be in perfect condition.
To ascertain the originality of the video, NV-A ran it through Hivemoderation AI Detector and results reveal that the video is likely 99.9% AI generated.
Since May 2025, the Minister of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike has launched other infrastructural projects across the FCT including the completion of key sections of the Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX), the renovation of the Abuja International Conference Centre, and the rehabilitation and expansion of water supply schemes.
Despite the high-profile nature of these newly completed and commissioned projects, there are no emergency service announcements regarding their structural failure or collapse.
A thorough review of credible Nigerian and international news outlets revealed no reports of such an incident. Likewise, The FCT Administration (FCTA) has not issued any official statement confirming a flyover collapse or casualties linked to any of its ongoing projects.
CONCLUSION
The claim that a newly commissioned Abuja flyover collapsed last week, killing 23 people is FALSE. There is no evidence from credible news sources, government announcements and the video is AI-generated.
