Presidential hopeful, Atiku Abubakar, has distanced himself
from a tweet condemning the lynching of Deborah Samuel, a Christian 200-level
student of Shehu Shagari College of Education Sokoto, who was killed for
allegedly blaspheming Prophet Muhammad.
Atiku, who is running for President on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, had taken to Twitter to condemn the mob action, saying, “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.”
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| Atiku's deleted tweet |
The former Vice-President, however, came under threats from some Muslim northerners who threatened not to vote for him if he emerges as the Presidential candidate of the PDP.
Comments under Atiku's tweet
However, Atiku later deleted the tweet amid the threats.
On Facebook, the former Vice President in a message on his
verified Hausa page distanced himself from the message. He also stated that any
message on social media that did not come with the initials “A. A.” were not
his.
“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.
The decision of the former Vice-President to delete the
tweet has caused an uproar on social media as he is now trending at number one
on Twitter.
Most of the Presidential aspirants have refused to condemn
Deborah’s murder.
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Evil people support one another. Evil people are many but good always prevail.This your action and speech means you support the killing. Silence means consent.
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