Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, was criticised on social media on Friday after condemning the murder of a Nigerian man, Abdulsamad Lawani, in Germany.
The action of the former vice president infuriated Nigerians, who cited the gruesome murder of Deborah Samuel, a Christian 200-level student at Shehu Shagari College of Education Sokoto, who was murdered by fellow students in May 2022 for allegedly blaspheming Prophet Muhammad.InformationGuideNigeria
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to CanadaAtiku initially decried Deborah’s murder, but deleted the tweet hours later and defended his conduct on Facebook.
Condemning Deborah’s death, a tweet via Atiku’s verified page had read, “There cannot be a justification for such gruesome murder. Deborah Yakubu was murdered and all those behind her death must be brought to justice. My condolences to her family and friends.”
However, in a message on his verified Hausa page, the former Vice President distanced himself from the deleted tweet. He also stated that any message on social media without the initials “A. A.” was not his.
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“This evening I received information that a post was made that doesn’t agree with my orders. I use this to announce that any post without A. A. is not from me. May God protect us,” he wrote in Hausa language.
In a fast turn of events, Atiku condemned the death of the Nigerian residing in Germany, Lawani, on both his Twitter and Facebook sites on Friday, while the circumstances surrounding the death remain unknown.
The former vice president wrote, “It is with deep pain that I learnt of the gruesome murder of a young Nigerian in Germany, Abdulsamad Lawani. My thoughts and prayers are with the family and friends and the Diapora at this time of grief. May his soul rest in peace, -A.A.”JAMB Result
Following his condemnation message, a tweep, S.Kabiru wrote, “Every four year looking for votes empathy. Once you lose now you’ll shut down again like Ajaokuta. May the soul of the faithful departed find repose.”
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Live, Study and Work in Canada. No Payment is Required! Hurry Now click here to Apply >> Immigrate to CanadaAnother tweep, Sochi, wrote, “What about the gruesome murder of Deborah?? Your account is usually active every for years.”
A tweep, Akparawa Wilson, wrote, “I personally cant take you serious except you bring back this tweet (the deleted tweet condemning Deborah’s death),” sharing a picture of the now deleted tweet.
Another tweep, Savage God, who wrote in Pidgin English said, “Make una dey see hypocrite of the highest order. See…way dey form him care, same man who deleted tweet about the murder of DEBORAH some few months ago. Baba…Nigerians eye don open reach back.”NYSC Portal
Nevertheless, Atiku revealed why he deleted the tweet condemning Deborah’s death during a December town hall meeting on Channels Television.JAMB Portal
He asserted once more that he removed the tweet criticising Deborah’s murder since it was shared without his permission.
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