UPDATE ON HATE SPEECH BY ADE COKER SUZAN OF RANT HQ

UPDATE ON HATE SPEECH BY ADE COKER SUZAN OF RANT HQ

( By Ifedimma Onwugbufor)

Igbo will say, OMEJILI UKWU TINYE N'OKU.
Yoruba will say, NKAN MBE.
Hausa will say, TOH.
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A reputable Lagos-based lawyer, Barrister Chukwunonso Ikenna Olisakwe has filed a petition against Ms. Suzan Ade Coker, the Creative Director of Rant HQ, a massive and volatile Facebook group for her hate speech against the Igbo-speaking people of South Eastern Nigeria, denoting ethnic intolerance which has been recorded over time, but culminated after an infamous online post was shared by a member of the group 👇 last wee.

Rather than caution the poster, Coker lent her voice 👇 to that inanity as many disgruntled members resented the initial post.

Unfortunately, one of the baselines on which RANT HQ as an online group was formed, stipulates intolerance to hate speech 👇.

This petition is necessitated by Ade Coker's constant and unprovoked malicious remarks against a certain ethic group, capable of degenerating to violence, if not mitigated.

Nigerians are expected to conduct themselves appropriately, applying civility in their communications and understand that nothing will be taken for granted, if history will not repeat itself.

It's been 50 years the most humiliating genocide ever recorded in Nigeria, happened and unguarded and hateful statements by sensitive personalities like Suzan Ade Coker, whose followership runs into millions may trigger genocide once again.

This petition is forwarded in the best interest of Nigeria to ensure that no ethnic group (s) is scapegoated to retaliate or be coerced into unhealthy verbiage that are regarded as inciteful and malicious by law.

This will also serve as a deterrent to future occurrences where Nigerians may seize the opportunity occasioned by internet popularity to share remarks deemed unhealthy, abrasive and unkind, especially when these remarks do not conform to the provisions of the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Thanks to all well-meaning Nigerians who, in one voice, condemned these atrocious and shameful communications which further patronised the Igbo-speaking people of South Eastern Nigeria, causing collective emotional trauma, by making a statement, especially the members of RANT HQ.

Stay safe.

#SayNoToHateSpeech
#OneNigeriaTillOtherwiseStated
#NoToScapegoatism
#SayNoToBigotry
#IgboNweluMmadu
#Ozoemezina

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