Social media
giant, Twitter, has deleted a controversial post by the President, Major
General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on the Biafran war of 1967-1970 wherein many
lives were lost.
The tweet,
which was posted on Tuesday, read in part, “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.”
This
statement did not go down well with many Nigerians who felt Buhari’s comments
were insensitive particularly as his administration had not spoken hard on
northern elements who cause trouble in the country
However, the
President’s supporters, led by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment,
Festus Keyamo, who came to prominence through activism, defended Buhari’s
tweet.
Following
several complaints, Twitter eventually bowed to pressure, deleting the tweet.
A comment by
Twitter stated, “This Tweet violated the Twitter Rules”.
The social
media giant had earlier in the year banned then United States President, Donald
Trump, for his inciting comments which led to the attack on the US Congress.
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