{"id":81720,"date":"2021-06-06T07:17:36","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T06:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=81720"},"modified":"2021-06-06T07:17:36","modified_gmt":"2021-06-06T06:17:36","slug":"breaking-twitter-deletes-nnamdi-kanus-tweets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/exclusive\/breaking-twitter-deletes-nnamdi-kanus-tweets\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING: Twitter deletes Nnamdi Kanu\u2019s tweets"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"m#msg-f:1701796988508118789\" class=\"mail-message expanded\">\n<div class=\"mail-message-header spacer\" style=\"text-align: justify;\">Giant microblogging site, Twitter has reportedly deleted tweets made by the Supreme leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu for violating rules of the bird app.<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-content collapsible zoom-normal mail-show-images \" style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<div class=\"clear\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\n<div dir=\"auto\">\nThe post, which was made on Kanu\u2019s Twitter handle on June 2, was no longer available as of Saturday evening.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Reports claimed that the tweet was made in reference to the federal government\u2019s decision to take action regarding attacks on security formations in the southeast, which have led to the killing of several security operatives.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">Reports have it that, In the post, Kanu had threatened government officials and said \u201cany army they send to #Biafraland will die there. None will return alive even if it means sacrificing my people\u201d.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"auto\">This latest development was coming on the heels of a suspension recently announced by the Federal government of Nigeria, through the minister of Information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed.<\/p>\n<p>Lai Mohammed who announced an indefinite suspension of Twitter in Nigeria claimed that the Social media Networking site was inciting violence and promoting fake news in tyhe country, claims that have long been refuted by many Nigerians and the suspension widely condemned in the international community.<\/p>\n<p>The presidency, through Garba Shehu also reacted to the development claiming that the federal government merely wishes to safeguard Nigerians from negative social media influences, hence its decision to ban twitter operations in the country.<\/p>\n<p>Garba Shehu had said, \u201dA terrorist organisation (IPOB) poses a significant threat to the safety and security of Nigerian citizens.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dWhen the President said that they will be treated \u201cin a language they understand,\u201d he merely reiterated that their force shall be met with force.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mail-message-footer spacer collapsible\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/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>Giant microblogging site, Twitter has reportedly deleted tweets made by the Supreme leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu for violating rules of the bird app.&hellip;<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on wp_trim_excerpt --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":81721,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-81720","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-exclusive"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.8 - 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