By Ishaya Ibrahim, News Editor
Twitter has removed President Muhammadu Buhari’s tweet which threatens secessionists agitators with the Civil War kind of destruction if they continue on that path.
Buhari says in the tweet that: “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.”
The tweet got many Nigerians angry, and they reported it to Twitter. Twitter pulled down the tweet for violated its terms of use.
Buhari has joined the list of leaders whose tweets have been deleted for their potential to incite crisis. Former U.S President, Donald Trump, had his many tweets deleted and his account suspended for such violations. Some Nigerians have started asking Twitter to suspend Buhari’s account.
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