The police say the suspect has confessed to the alleged crime.
The police in Osun State, South-west Nigeria, have arrested a social media user who made an anti-Igbo tweet.by the force spokesperson, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on Friday said the suspect, Kehinde Adekusibe, 28, was arrested on Thursday by police operatives in the state.
The statement said the police, on receipt of information about the Twitter post, immediately drafted police detectives from the Cyber Crime Section of the State Criminal Investigation Department in Osogbo, the state capital. “Thanks to Osun State Police Command for its painstaking efforts on this singular case. Kudos. Ire o,” Mr Adejobi, a chief superintendent of police, wroteDuring the 2023 general elections, there were clashes between some Yorubas and Igbos in some South-western states, mainly Lagos.
Some thugs attacked some Igbos in Lagos, which has a predominantly Yoruba population and destroyed their properties for allegedly voting for Mr Obi during the election.
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