Nigerians are currently setting social media ablaze following recent comments made by Senior Special Adviser to President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, who said that the 43 slain rice farmers in Zabarmari, did not have military clearance to go to their farms.
Eko Hot Blog had earlier reported on Saturday that rice farmers numbering over forty were dastardly murdered by operatives of the terrorist group, Boko Haram, who rounded up the farmers while they were harvesting their farm produce, beheading some and slitting the throats of others.
The tragic incident has been met with national and international condemnation.
However, in an interview with BBC on Tuesday, the President’s Spokesperson insisted that the truth must be told; the truth being that the murdered farmers did not have military clearance to be on their farms when the sad incident occurred.
Consequently, Nigerians have trouped en masse to social media to condemn Mr. Garba’s comments, questioning his humanity.
Most Nigerians have found it laughable that a presidential mouthpiece, who ought to approach a situation such as this with a bridled tongue could be culpable of making such insensitive remarks.
Below are some of the tweets and reactionary posts by Nigerians.
I think Garba shehu should come back to his normal senses, how can someone just ask for military clearance for the one who own the farm and also depend on🤔. Despite the lives they’ve lost😢
Imagine asking for clearance you chop craze ne?🤪#ZabarmariMassacre #SecureNorth
— 🤕 ELEMENT (@Hakimsaidumusa) November 30, 2020
Garba Shehu is a sign of how bad things are with people around Buhari. They are too daft to be in the corridors of power.
— Mr. Mowiz (@MrMowiz) November 30, 2020
No words for Garba Shehu and Femi Adesina. They are simply irredeemable
— Tomide (@MrTomide) November 30, 2020
Do we now agree that Buhari’s government is a monstrous government that has killed Nigerians from North and South and dished out bad governance to both sides and only enriched a few cronies?#BBOG#ENDSARS
SHIITES
IPOB#OyigboMassacre #LekkiMassacre #ZabarmariMassacre
& MORE— Aisha Yesufu (@AishaYesufu) November 30, 2020
Garba Shehu is a problem to this administration. Instead of him to say something appealing to the family of the victims he end up blaming them. With the type of advisers @MBuhari have you know we still have more to suffer from. #ZabarmariMassacre https://t.co/rXPnaks0CO
— Zainab Nasir Ahmad (@zainab_Nasir00) November 30, 2020
Because of what Bro Garba said I know people will now be asking where they can get clearance to go to the Market or Saloon.
— Senator Shehu Sani (@ShehuSani) November 30, 2020
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