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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 6 Jan 2016

    Senior Nigeria football official, Ibrahim Abubakar, has been shot dead by robbers in Abuja http://bbc.in/1ZNo5YO pic.twitter.com/HVOhk7EuAm

    2:16 AM - 6 Jan 2016
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    • David Treherne Wangchuk Deniz Andres Fulko shanel Ramin Ahmadi Darren Stern Baidoo MacGeorge Iotha Roberts III Son of the soil
    24 replies 238 retweets 57 likes
      1. Abdallah Bayorbor‏ @DenlahRule26 6 Jan 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica @BBCSport never heard any better news emanating from Nigeria. Either is 419, scammers, Boko haram, robbers, corruption etc

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      2. Traveller‏ @orpington50 6 Jan 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica What a SHOCKER!!

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      3. New Yorker‏ @newyorker2833 6 Jan 2016
        Replying to @orpington50

        @orpington50 sadly you won't say that if it was in the U.S., where more people die of gunshots per capita @BBCAfrica

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Traveller‏ @orpington50 6 Jan 2016
        Replying to @newyorker2833

        @newyorker2833 @BBCAfrica Yes I would

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      5. New Yorker‏ @newyorker2833 6 Jan 2016
        Replying to @orpington50

        @orpington50 got it, cool. Your TL gives me more context. @BBCAfrica

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      1. John O EkE‏ @EkeUrsmiler 6 Jan 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @bbcafrica why there is no time we will here good news from Nigeria ?

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      1. Alkaseem bashir‏ @Alkaseemheart 6 Jan 2016
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        @BBCAfrica may his soul rest in perfect peace ameen

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      1. M . Moses ssali‏ @musabinjuma 6 Jan 2016
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        @BBCAfrica it's really very sad may his soul R. l.P .

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      1. anthony mbilaelo‏ @A_mbilaelo 6 Jan 2016
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        @BBCAfrica May his soul rest in peace will surely be missed.

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      1. zazi nyembe‏ @zazi_nyembe 6 Jan 2016
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCAfrica #may his soul rest in peace@Ibrahim

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      1. Ireland: top news‏ @TopRT_IE 6 Jan 2016
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        @BBCAfrica: "Senior Nigeria football official, Ibrahim Abubakar, has been shot dead by robbers in…" #1 in #Irelandhttp://www.toprt.com/TopRT_IE/?t=684679932799258625 …

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      1. alhaji‏ @alhajik1 6 Jan 2016
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        @BBCAfrica it unbelievable may God grant him heaven

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      1. 300 ✌‏ @smockingYay 6 Jan 2016
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        @BBCAfrica dah why this?

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      1. Sue Parker Jones‏ @SueParkerJones1 6 Jan 2016
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        @BBCAfrica @BBCSport my thoughts are with you , God bless you all SueX

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      1. jeffery nabong‏ @JeffNabong 6 Jan 2016
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        @BBCAfrica @BBCSport RIP 😭🙏

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      1. j_ck‏ @HartleburyJack 6 Jan 2016
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        @BBCAfrica omg 😭😔

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      1. Salem‏ @KuwaitiRover 6 Jan 2016
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        @BBCAfrica @BBCSport bad news, RIP Ibrahim.

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      1. Cleff victor‏ @cleffv 6 Jan 2016
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        @BBCAfrica RIP Abubakar

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      1. Edward Obi-Akpere  🇳🇬‏ @Obiakpere 6 Jan 2016
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        @BBCAfrica very sad, RIP

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