{"id":81478,"date":"2021-06-02T17:49:26","date_gmt":"2021-06-02T16:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=81478"},"modified":"2021-06-02T17:49:26","modified_gmt":"2021-06-02T16:49:26","slug":"biafra-twitter-deletes-buharis-controversial-civil-war-post","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/biafra-twitter-deletes-buharis-controversial-civil-war-post\/","title":{"rendered":"Biafra: Twitter deletes Buhari\u2019s controversial \u2018civil war\u2019 post"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"auto\">Social media giant, Twitter, has deleted a controversial post by President Muhammadu Buhari on the Biafran war of 1967-1970 wherein many lives were lost.<\/p>\n<p>The tweet, which was posted on Tuesday, read in part, \u201cMany 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.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This statement did not go down well with many Nigerians who felt Buhari\u2019s comments were insensitive particularly as his administration had not spoken hard on northern elements who cause trouble in the country<\/p>\n<p>However, the President\u2019s supporters, led by the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, who came to prominence through activism, defended Buhari\u2019s tweet.<\/p>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following several complaints, Twitter eventually bowed to pressure, deleting the tweet.<\/p>\n<p>A comment by Twitter stated, \u201cThis Tweet violated the Twitter Rules\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social media giant, Twitter, has deleted a controversial post by President Muhammadu Buhari on the Biafran war of 1967-1970 wherein many lives were lost. 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