Nigerians Want President Buhari Suspended For Posting A ‘Genocidal Tweet’

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President Mohammadu Buhari

Muhammadu Buhari has faced a backlash following a tweet on insecurity, one which Nigerians have tagged “genocidal” and declaration of war.

Many Twitter users have resolved to report the account stating that it has violated the rules of the microblogging site.

In the statement shared on his Twitter page, Buhari warned that those responsible for the destruction of the facilities of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “will soon have the shock of their lives. We’ve given them enough time.”

Forty-two INEC offices have been destroyed in the South-East and South-South regions of Nigeria.

After a series of criticisms on the current administration’s incompetence in combating the multiple conflicts in the regions, the president took to his social media page to send a strict warning to citizens, noting that culprits would be “treated in ways they understand.”

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“I received a briefing today from the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on the series of attacks on their facilities nationwide. These attacks are totally unacceptable, and we will not allow those behind them to achieve their evil objectives.”

The president vowed that government would tow the path the Nigerian state took during the civil war to address the current challenges.

Nigeria fought a bitter civil war where at least three million Igbos were reported killed in the genocide that lasted between 1967 and 1970.

“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,” Buhari wrote on Twitter.

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His statement has attracted a lot of rage from Nigerians who have lambasted him for being unpresidential.

They are calling for Twitter to suspend the account the way they did to former US President Donald Trump.

“@jackYou suspended Donald Trump’s account because of Comments like this, President Of Nigeria Buhari has done the same thing, we Nigerians are reporting his account, Kindly take it down! Nigerians RT aggressively,” Victor Israel demanded.

“Nigerians made a mistake re-electing Buhari. This too shall pass away. To all Easterners, don’t be caught unawares,” Aniamaka Martin commented.

Buhari’s statement contradicts a part of the Twitter policy which states that “You may not threaten violence against an individual or a group of people.”

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