Twitter Deletes Buhari’s ‘Genocidal Tweet’, May Ban Nigerian President

Twitter has deleted President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet threatening genocide against the people of Igbo-dominated South-East.

The social media giant deleted Mr Buhari’s tweet following enquiries from Peoples Gazette with the context in which the Nigerian leader issued the threat on Tuesday night.

The Nigerian leader may also be locked out of his account for 24 hours of face a temporary suspension for the offensive tweet, The Gazette learnt.

Earlier, Twitter had seen no wrongdoing in its response to some of those who marked the tweet as genocidal and reported it as a violation of its policy.

But following an enquiry in which The Gazette detailed how the tweet was essentially similar to the one posted by the Chinese Embassy in Washington which Twitter deleted in January and marked as dehumanisation of a protect ethnic group of Uighur, the social media giant backtracked, striking down the tweet of the Nigerian president.

Mr Buhari’s tweet boasted about the role he played alongside other Nigerian military officers in the Nigerian Civil War of 1966-70, during which over three million Igbo civilians were killed, many of them rounded up and shot at close range or starved to death.

The president’s tweet followed widespread attacks on public facilities by unknown attackers in the region, but critics said his comments were an escalation of violence and a promotion of genocide rather than an attempt to curb the excesses of criminals rampaging across the South-East.

Many of those misbehaving today are too young to be aware of the destruction and loss of lives that occurred during the Nigerian Civil War. Those of us in the fields for 30 months, who went through the war, will treat them in the language they understand.

GOATandYAMtheory:
The problem with twitter Nigeria is...it is dominated by Igbos..and majority of them are sympathisers of evil. Anything to put the country in a bad light is okay by them. In fact, they are the problem of the country.

You know when a lie is often repeated, it becomes believable. So many lies being spread and re-spread on social media by these people just to put the country in flames. Majority of them are jl

GOATandYAMtheory:
The problem with twitter Nigeria is...it is dominated by Igbos..and majority of them are sympathisers of evil. Anything to put the country in a bad light is okay by them. In fact, they are the problem of the country.

You know when a lie is often repeated, it becomes believable. So many lies being spread and re-spread on social media by these people just to put the country in flames. Majority of them are jl

GOATandYAMtheory:
Well, not surprised. Jack will satisfy his customers!

The problem with twitter Nigeria is...it is dominated by Igbos..and majority of them are sympathisers of evil. Anything to put the country in a bad light is okay by them. In fact, they are the problem of the country.

You know when a lie is often repeated, it becomes believable. So many lies being spread and re-spread on social media by these people just to put the country in flames. Majority of them are jobless and spend their life on social media.

Let me remind the supporters of evil with multiple accounts on nairaland and Twitter that you all have a billion miles of regret to travel

Xixtie:


Actually I'm Yoruba and I reported the tweet and as well spoke against the madness of a supposed demented leader.

GOATandYAMtheory:


You can't be a true Yoruba blood

You are directionless. You only follow trends. Got no mind of your own.

Shame on you.

babyfaceafrica:
Deleting the tweet is in order, but banning his twitter handle is useless.... Bubu no send una... Unlike Trump that loves twitting anyhow.. Banning his twitter handle will even make him happy sef. He doesn't like communication....He is very introverted

JohnSin97:


You just aptly described most nigerian youths...... sentimental, emotional and moved by influencer jizz....... can't wait for big brother naija to start so that the fvckers can stop bitching on Twitter.

GOATandYAMtheory:
Well, not surprised. Jack will satisfy his customers!

The problem with twitter Nigeria is...it is dominated by Igbos..and majority of them are sympathisers of evil. Anything to put the country in a bad light is okay by them. In fact, they are the problem of the country.

You know when a lie is often repeated, it becomes believable. So many lies being spread and re-spread on social media by these people just to put the country in flames. Majority of them are jobless and spend their life on social media.

Let me remind these supporters of evil with multiple accounts on nairaland and Twitter that you all have a billion miles of regret to travel

Fvck y'all

funkekemi:
Wecome out fully and declare your stand , we know where your loyalty stands ....you must defend your meal ticket