A 28-year-old man, Kehinde Adekusibe has been arrested by the Osun State Police Command over inciteful speech on the microblogging site, Twitter.
This was disclosed on Thursday, by the Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, Prince Olumuyiwa Adejobi, on his verified Twitter handle, @Princemoye1.
The statement, titled, “Osun Police Arrests Social Media User Who Tweeted ‘Let’s Kill All The Igbos,” read, “The Osun Police Command has arrested one Kehinde Adesogba Adekusibe, ‘m’, 28 years who violated the social media policy on hate speech.
“It could be recalled that, on 18th May, 2023, the suspect, Kehinde Adekusibe, on his Twitter handle, tweeted, “Let’s kill all the Igbos. Let’s flush them out of Yoruba lands.
“I hate these people with passion. They are violent people. They are the worst. They hate us. Let’s hate them without holding back.”
The Force PRO said that the force swung into action when it got knowledge of the hateful act, detectives from the cybercrime section at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Osogbo, and through intelligence-led investigation, the suspect was arrested at Ilesa where he hibernated.”
“The suspect has confessed to the crime, and he will be charged to the court after the completion of the investigation.
“We have done what is needful on this matter. It can only take some time; every offence committed leaves a trace, and culprits will surely face the music.”