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Bashir El-Rufai, son of former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai, has come below fireplace after posting a now-deleted tweet that many interpreted as a direct risk of continued violence towards the Christian-majority Southern Kaduna area.
In a response to an X (previously Twitter) person, @qykali, who accused his father of overseeing ethnic cleaning in Southern Kaduna throughout his tenure as governor, Bashir lashed out with a disturbing warning.
“It’s your silly mom that’s an elephant. And Southern Kaduna residents will hold seeing shege in the event that they proceed to assault indigenous Fulani herdsmen. Oloshi,” he tweeted.
The Hausa time period shege—which suggests struggling or hardship—was broadly seen as a direct risk, particularly given the historical past of violent assaults by suspected Fulani herdsmen and bandits within the area.
Outrage as Nigerians Condemn the Risk
Bashir’s remark sparked speedy backlash on social media, with many customers condemning the tweet as reckless and inflammatory.
An X person, @EmmyPromise71, questioned the silence of Nasir El-Rufai over his son’s comment, tweeting:
“Expensive @BashirElRufai, are Southern Kaduna residents not lifeless sufficient? To even say that your father hasn’t come out to sentence this mindless remark of yours reveals the form of particular person he’s. WHAT? Like actually?”
One other person, @timmonsion, warned that Bashir’s assertion shouldn’t be taken frivolously, stating:
“If Bashir El Rufai can confidently say this about Southern Kaduna together with his full chest, do you assume your folks down West or South will probably be secure from the Fulani herdsmen?”
Former Chairman of the Nationwide Human Rights Fee, Prof. Chidi Odinkalu, additionally weighed in, calling the youthful El-Rufai a “sociopath” and elevating considerations about what such people would do in the event that they gained energy.
“So, get this: #VileLittleMan, @elrufai, is now formally opposition and his son is already threatening the folks of #SouthernKaduna with #MassMurder. Guess what’s going to occur once they get into the @NGRPresident. These individuals are sociopaths; #Genocidaires,” he tweeted.
A Sample of Controversial Statements
This isn’t the primary time Bashir El-Rufai has made controversial remarks. In 2019, amid the trending #WhereIsDadiyata marketing campaign in regards to the disappearance of Abubakar ‘Dadiyata’ Idris—a vocal critic of his father—Bashir mocked these demanding solutions.
“The identical clowns who inspired him when he was creating false tales and capitalising on lies that would endanger lives solely for political ends are the identical people trending hashtags asking #WhereisDadiyata. Harmful lies within the public house have penalties,” he tweeted on the time.
His father, Nasir El-Rufai, has additionally been identified for divisive feedback, together with his previous admission that his authorities paid off bandits with a purpose to cease assaults.
El-Rufai’s SDP Ambition and Rising Tensions
Bashir El-Rufai’s newest remark comes at a time when his father is making political strikes, having lately defected to the Social Democratic Celebration (SDP). This has fueled considerations that parts inside the new opposition bloc could carry ahead the identical controversial rhetoric that characterised the earlier administration.
As Nigeria prepares for the 2027 elections, the rising use of incendiary language by political figures and their associates is elevating alarms over potential violence and instability.
For now, Bashir El-Rufai could have deleted his tweet, however the harm is already executed—Southern Kaduna residents and Nigerians at massive are demanding accountability for his reckless assertion.
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