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Hate speech

22:50 Oct 21 2019 Southern Nigeria

Description

The speaker plays ethnicity card comparing the bail condition cases of Nnamdi Kanu with that of Sowore.. He suggested impliedly that the Yoruba's are against themselves and being a popular speaker,the speech content breeds hate speech in the comments section.

News Source Link

https://twitter.com/renoomokri/status/1186355263508484097?s=19

Additional Data

Date of Original Posting of the Speech:	Oct 21 2019
Date of Reporting:	Oct 21 2019
Text of the Speech:	If Sowore was Igbo, he‘d have been out of jail by now. An Igbo Senator, Enyinnaya Abaribe, risked jail and his office, to stand surety for Kanu. Are you telling me none of Sowore’s kinsmen have ordinary ₦50 million? #TableShaker #FreeLeahSharibu #RenosNuggets
Has this Hate Speech Been Used Before?:	No
Medium of Dissemination:	Twitter
Link of the Speech:	https://twitter.com/renoomokri/status/1186355263508484097?s=19
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?:	Perpetrate Gender-Based Violence/Hate Speech Online,Discriminate Against Other Group,Join Violent Group/Movement
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?:	Yoruba
People Likely to React to the Speech Are?:	Yoruba,Igbos
Name/Nickname/Username of the Speaker::	Reno Omokri
Gender of the Speaker:	Male
Location of the Speaker:	Southern Nigeria
Who is the speaker?:	Blogger
Are they an influential speaker?:	Yes
What is the Source/Basis of Speaker's Influence?:	Other
Other (please specify):	Activist
Is the speaker a prominent purveyor of hate speech?:	Don't know
Based on responses, how inflammatory is the hate speech?:	Extremely Inflammatory