Osun police arrest man for tweeting to kill Igbo

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Osun police arrest man for tweeting to kill Igbo

The Osun State police command has arrested a 28-year-old social media user, Kehinde Adekusibe, for alleged hate speech.

The command spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, in a statement on Friday said Adekusibe on May 18, on his tweeter handle, called for the killing of Igbo living in Yorubaland.

Opalola said immediately the tweet was sighted, operatives of the command swung into action.

She added that the operatives from the Cybercrime section of the State Criminal Investigation Department, using intelligence traced the suspect to Ilesa, where he was apprehended.

According to her, the suspect has confessed to the crime and will be charged to court after the completion of investigation.

The statement stated, “Osun police command has arrested one Kehinde Adesogba Adekusibe ‘m’ 28 years who violated the social media policy on hate speech.

“It would be recalled that on 18th May, 2023, the suspect, Kehinde Adekusibe, on his tweeter handle; tweeted “Let’s kill all the Igbos. Let’s flush them out of Yoruba land. I hate these people with passion. They are violent people. They are worse. They hate us. Let’s hate them without holding back.

“Immediately the police command received the report, police detectives from cybercrime section at SCID Osogbo swung into action and through intelligence-led investigation, suspect was arrested at Ilesa where he hibernated.”