The Nigerian Twitter space is currently saturated with Igbo solidarity, following a pro-South-East campaign launched by rapper MI.
For him, it is a protest against a tweet by President Muhammdu Buhari, in which he made a statement that people interpreted to be a threat to the Igbo race, in the context of the violence the South-East is witnessing and the Nigerian experience of the Civil War.
The tweet now deleted by Twitter read: “Many of those misbehaving today are too young to be aware of the destruction and loss of lives that occurred during the Nigerian Civil War. Those of us in the fields for 30 months, who went through the war, will treat them in the language they understand.”
MI noted: “The narrative that ‘Nigeria hates Igbo people’ is an outdated context that will leave with the old and bitter generation. Today let us stand with our Igbo family and say #IAmIgboToo.
“I can’t imagine being an Igbo citizen and seeing those tweets yesterday. I can’t imagine how it would have made them feel.
“So, I thought it could be beautiful today if we rally round organically on Twitter. Just post videos and messages on our timeline to tell our Igbo brothers and sisters that we are one and that we are Igbo too.”
