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oseni rufai

@ruffydfire

This is wrong

People’s gazette reported this Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairman of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), on Wednesday amplified a derogatory X post that referred to Igbos, Nigerian citizens of South-East extraction, as monkeys and gorillas. Mrs Dabiri-Erewa had earlier posted a video of a trafficked girl she identified as Mercy, who was rescued from Libya on Monday. In reaction to Mrs Dabiri-Erewa’s post, an X user, Wale Akere, posting via

@akerele_s

, lauded the NIDCOM boss for her work while berating Igbos as “monkeys, children of gorillas and bustards.” “My sister you are doing well allow those monkeys to continue to make unnecessary noises they are born to be ungrateful people. Those animals tagging you they are children of gorilla history told us about them. Kudos to you madam

@abikedabiri

.

@Voiceofigbos

see what my sister has done omo ale jatijati,”

@akerele_s

posted. In apparent approval of

@akerele_s

’s toxic post, Mrs Dabiri-Erewa reposted it with memes of laughter, amplifying the message. On Mrs Dabiri-Erewa’s timeline, the post has been viewed by over 15,000 people, gathering more than 53 reposts and over 100 comments. Some X users berated Mrs Dabiri-Erewa for amplifying a derogatory post calling Igbos monkeys, saying it further deepened divisive ethnic and tribal tensions.

OBASANJO

@cent_haysmall

6h

Tomorrow this werey go Dey write him family member babe for internet Dey try convince us say he be Yoruba.

Ogbeni Oluwaseun

@oluwaseungreat

9h

Lmaoooooo! OAP

lkuku

@kelechimoses1

2h

Too bad just too bad

James Odey

@OkiiNature

4h

Let’s see if the new act will be functional in this quarters!

EFFIDD BEST CONCEPT PROCUREMENT.

@DennisBswift

3h

You can see how foolish a lot of them are coming to point fingers at

@ruffydfire

well we know this country is blowing hot hot in every day no love,no peace just hate.

Ola maboreje

@Olamaboreje1

1h

Werey Alarun Opolo Agbalagba, did she mentioned tribe. Ori yin ope sir

Gbafankiti.✧ᴗ✧+ Anomage ,,

@lowkey2685

8h

She is a tribal bigot and should be treated as one.

Truly 

@trulyFUNG

8h

Na now una know say

@abikedabiri

na goat?

Deborah

@DebbySimon69

6h

Ndigbo are not interested that useless, corrupt woman Abike dabiri.

Lanre Sulaiman

@LanreSulaiman2

6h

@grok

Did Abike Dabiri tweet tribal insult against some Nigerians?

Human

@voiceofdpeopl

10h

It’s very embarrassing and foolish for someone in her position to be part of such type of joke or banter, even if we should call it that I don’t know the type of university that wasted their certificate on such a mentally sick person

Misoye

@Misoye4

1h

Ruffy the Defender of iboes. Oma shofo ni.

fresh boi

@freshwealt95610

10h

Bigotry started from the government

D plug

@plug_ambassador

10h

Let she continue

Oluwaphemmy

@00_hourx

1h

You are a clown

Ντάρλινγκτον

@egbeiyon25185

1h

In sane climes Abike should be sacked, dragged and prosecuted

Reedor Ways

@richone090

7h

Abike normal should be somewhere in left side of Yaba

Olawoyin Saheed

@Saheedolawoyin

3h

You have amplified it too. Check again, no Igbo in the tweet. How did anyone conclude on that?