{"id":44387,"date":"2021-06-02T17:18:25","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T17:18:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/?p=44387"},"modified":"2021-06-02T15:22:43","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T15:22:43","slug":"ipob-nigerians-ask-twitter-to-suspend-buharis-account","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/ipob-nigerians-ask-twitter-to-suspend-buharis-account","title":{"rendered":"IPOB: Nigerians ask Twitter to suspend Buhari\u2019s account"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\">Nigeria<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>Nigerians on Twitter, are currently calling for the suspension of President Muhammadu Buhari from the micro blogging platform.<\/p>\n<p>The people are pleading with the Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, Jack Dorsey to suspend Buhari\u2019s account.<\/p>\n<p>The call was as a result of Buhari\u2019s tweet on Tuesday where he stated that his government will get \u201charder\u201d on those hellbent on destroying Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>Buhari had vowed that those planning to destroy his government would receive the shock of their lives, a threat directed against the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its military wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN).<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Those out to destroy my govt will be dealt with\u2019 \u2013 Buhari<\/p>\n<p>Buhari\u2019s Twitter account is currently being reported by Nigerians who believe the last part of the thread of his tweet is a threat to IPOB and ESN.<\/p>\n<p>Many have reminded the president of the consequences of the Nigerian civil war which lasted from 1967 to 1970, stating that such must not be repeated.<\/p>\n<p>Also, the Twitter users likened Buhari\u2019s statement to that of the former United States President Donald Trump which earned the latter a permanent suspension.<\/p>\n<p>Trump\u2019s Twitter account was \u201cpermanently suspended\u2026 due to the risk of further incitement of violence,\u201d Twitter had said.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter said the decision was made \u201cafter close review of recent Tweets from the @realDonaldTrump account\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>See some comments:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. Nigerians on Twitter, are currently calling for the suspension of President Muhammadu Buhari from the micro blogging platform. The people are pleading with the Chief Executive Officer of Twitter, Jack Dorsey to suspend Buhari\u2019s account. 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