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Dangerous speech
10:04 Oct 7 2019 Lokoja, Kogi, Nigeria
Description
The speech is a rumor mongered through social media to a politically tensed/fearful region in kogi state. It suggests violence between two rival political parties. The speech act was understood as a call to violence.Additional Data
| Date of Original Posting of the Speech: | Oct 04 2019 |
| Date of Reporting: | Oct 07 2019 |
| Text of the Speech: | 8 APC gunmen in an old grey coloured unmarked Sienna have taken off from Anyigba to lay ambush for the PDP candidates convoy! |
| Has this Hate Speech Been Used Before?: | No |
| Does the text use coded language?: | No |
| Medium of Dissemination: | |
| Link of the Speech: | https://www.facebook.com/100007101482059/posts/2456146297965396/?app=fbl |
| Was it directed at individual or a group of individuals?: | Group of individuals |
| Gender of the perpetrator: | Male |
| Gender of the victim: | Both |
| Who was the hate speech targeting?: | Both |
| What Language was the hate speech written in?: | English |
| Does the speech item does any of the following? (Select all that apply): | Incite or Used a Derogatory Term in English/Mother Tongue,Suggest That the Audience/Target Faces a Serious Threat or Violence from Another Group,Suggest that Some People are Spoiling the Integrity of a Group |
| Does the hate speech call audience to action?: | Yes |
| If the hate speech is calling the audience to action, for what action?: | To Loot,To Kill,Discriminate Against Other Group,Join Violent Group/Movement |
| Who would you expect to react to the hate speech?: | |
| Was there a reaction to the hate speech? i.e. was it retweeted, liked, shared?: | Yes |
| Was the hate speech a reply to a larger post, or an independent post?: | Independent post |
| The Speech is Targeting?: | Politicians,Political Party,Other |
| People Likely to React to the Speech Are?: | Politicians,Political Party,General Community Members |
| Name/Nickname/Username of the Speaker:: | Michael Sam Idoko |
| Gender of the Speaker: | Male |
| Location of the Speaker: | North-Central Nigeria |
| Are they an influential speaker?: | Yes |
| What is the Source/Basis of Speaker's Influence?: | Youth Leader |
| Is the speaker a prominent purveyor of hate speech?: | No |
| Based on responses, how inflammatory is the hate speech?: | Extremely Inflammatory |
| Credibility: |  |
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