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Hate speech against northerners

08:21 May 8 2018 Nigeria

Description

So the codeine and cough syrup epidermic, as well as tramadol and other cheap drugs that have turned northern youths to zombies only exist in our imagination? Sani, I live in the north, you can live in denial but I know better!!! The rich here do the exotic drugs the poor do cheap drugs in your utopia north!!!

News Source Link

https://disqus.com/home/discussion/vanguardngr/we_prefer_to_die_in_nigeria/#comment-3886836333

Additional Data

Date of Original Posting of the Speech:	May 05 2018
Date of Reporting:	May 08 2018
Has this Hate Speech Been Used Before?:	Not sure
Does the text use coded language?:	No
Medium of Dissemination:	News letter
What Language was the hate speech written in?:	English
Does the speech item does any of the following? (Select all that apply):	Suggest that some people are spoiling the integrity of a group
Does the hate speech call audience to action?:	Yes
Was the hate speech a reply to a larger post, or an independent post?:	Yes
The Speech is Targeting?:	Northerners,Southerners
People Likely to React to the Speech Are?:	Northerners
Gender of the Speaker:	Male
Who is the speaker?:	An Identifiable Commenter
Are they an influential speaker?:	No
What is the Source/Basis of Speaker's Influence?:	Other
Is the speaker a prominent purveyor of hate speech?:	Not sure
Based on responses, how inflammatory is the hate speech?:	moderate 2