Nigerians Blast Bashir Ahmad For Showing Off His Verified Account On Koo App, With Over 10, 000 Followers

Following the federal government' s recent ban on Twitter, as announced by Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed, there has been the discovery of a new social media site similar to Twitter, to which the majority of Nigerians have already migrated. Koo App is the name of the latest app, which was created by an Indian.

Remember that the Twitter ban was enforced as a consequence of Twitter removing President Muhammadu Buhari' s message. The government was compelled to act because of " the continued use of the forum for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria' s corporate life, " according to Nigeria' s minister of media, who announced the ban.

In response to the Twitter ban, Bashir Ahmad, President Muhammadu Buhari' s special advisor on digital and new media, has joined a large number of other Nigerians on the Koo App social media site. The presidential aide used his verified Facebook account to brag about his newly verified Koo App account, which has over 10, 000 followers.

According to his tweet, he gained tens of thousands of followers in just three (3) days after signing up for the app.

Below are a Few Reactions From Fellow Nigerians

@Elyahya Bichi

" To me, it only shows how irresponsible we the Nigerians are. Imagine a whole SA to the President on " New Media" advertising yet another foreign platform after being shut out by another foreign platform. Instead of doing your duty as a capable good citizen to create a local brand and promote it while regulating the foreign platforms on our internet space.

SAD! "

@Lawan Goni Bashir

" Those signing up on Koo should have done a bit of research. They would have discovered that Koo is a social media platform notorious for spreading hatred against Muslims— who are a maligned minority in India. On Koo, Hindu supremacism is promoted. Many of the leading Indian politicians of the ruling BJP use the platform to promote hatred against Muslims. Koo allows and tacitly encourages hatred against Muslims. It is a social media platform on which Muslims are called ' jihadi dogs. ' Koo has been the favorite platform of BJP extremists' advocacy of hatred, particularly targeting India' s minority Muslims. "