Twitter removes Nigerian president's 'abusive' civil war post


  • World
  • Wednesday, 02 Jun 2021

FILE PHOTO Nigerias President Muhammadu Buhari poses before the opening session of the Summit on the Financing of African Economies in Paris France May 18 2021. Ludovic MarinPool via REUTERSFile Photo

FILE PHOTO: Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari poses before the opening session of the Summit on the Financing of African Economies in Paris, France May 18, 2021. Ludovic Marin/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo

LAGOS (Reuters) - Twitter removed on Wednesday a post by Nigeria's President Muhammadu Buhari threatening punishment for regional secessionists blamed for attacks on government buildings.

The social media firm said Buhari's tweet, referring to the 1967-70 civil war in the southeastern Biafra region that killed 1 million people, violated its "abusive behaviour" policy leading to a 12-hour suspension of his account.

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