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The death of the soldiers sparked nationwide outrage — and a series of allegations. One such allegation was that soldiers retaliated by burning down the community.“Okuama in Delta state is being razed down as of this morning by rampaging Nigerian Soldiers. Nigerian Army have declared war in that region,”Advertisement
The tweet, posted on March 18, has so far gathered over 97,200 views, 706 retweets, 581 likes, and 181 comments., flames could be seen razing boats on a body of water while thick plumes of smoke drifted into the air.“Is this fair?” a male voice from the video asked repeatedly in Pidgin English amid explosions from the inferno.
“Look, so much fuel is burning. This is what we face every year but people don’t know, they think we are having a good time. We are not happy.”As at last count, the post has racked up 133, 600 views, 1,400 retweets, 1,200 likes, 256 comments, and 86 bookmarks.had been uploaded to TikTok in late January — nearly two months before the killing of army personnel in Delta.
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