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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 3 Feb 2017

    Nigerian police warn singer @official2baba of arrest over #IStandWithNigeria protests, reports sayhttp://bbc.in/2kogQsa 

    1:25 AM - 3 Feb 2017
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      2. Adeola Adebayo‏ @_adeolaadebayo 3 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @official2baba

        Nigerian police honestly do not know their place/role in the constitution, they should go and read it up again

        1 reply 9 retweets 1 like
      3. Rabid Illogical Bad Behaviourist‏ @inpoco 3 Feb 2017
        Replying to @_adeolaadebayo @BBCAfrica @official2baba

        you're quite generous in your assumption that they've ever read it before. Or know what it is.

        0 replies 2 retweets 1 like
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      1. Uche Samuel‏ @uchesame 3 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @official2baba

        Let them get ready coz we are ready. Our prisons will filled up by Monday. They should be ashamed of themselves.

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      1. Ugoo samuel‏ @Ugoosam 3 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @official2baba @BBCNews

        They must get ready to arrest the whole of Nigeria because everybody is marching 2gether against impunity

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      1. Pharaoh Akpan  👑‏ @misterakpan 3 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @official2baba @BBCNews

        what nonsense! Then they will have to arrest ALL of us. What tyranny!

        0 replies 6 retweets 6 likes
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      1. Abiola Etokwu‏ @AbiolaEtokwu 3 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @official2bab Would there have been a need for a protest if they were doing a great job of solving Nigeria's intractable issues?

        0 replies 2 retweets 6 likes
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      1. Atikulate Pa Amajama‏ @PAAmajama 3 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @official2baba

        The British Government Must Be Very Proud Of Their Specimen Cum Product Of Their Chatham Laboratory Experiment

        0 replies 4 retweets 2 likes
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      1. Charles the 1st‏ @9jaBloke 3 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @official2baba

        The Buhari govt is shameless and it is not pretentious about it. A despot cannot understand democratic tenets.

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      1. AlphaFemale‏ @alpha_orikaeze1 3 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @official2baba @BBCNews

        and Nigerians swore we are in a democracy

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      2. Olashile Abayomi‏ @FireOFola 3 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @adeyanjudeji @official2baba They will arrest all of us Na... Democracy for the people indeed... *spits*

        1 reply 4 retweets 3 likes
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      2. Commissioner for Enjoyment Anambra State‏ @Okwachibz 3 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BBCNews did you say Nigerian police? We don't have no police around here yo!

        1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes
      3. George billy. 😤‏ @Suqusetang 3 Feb 2017
        Replying to @Okwachibz @BBCAfrica @BBCNews

        loud it so those in the back can hear it.

        0 replies 1 retweet 1 like
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      1. FortChune‏ @FortuneCChuku 3 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @official2baba

        don't back down 2Baba. Refuse to be intimidated

        0 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
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      1. Kanwal Deen‏ @kandeeyy 3 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @BudgITng @official2baba @BBCNews Too late! This will be a big people's revolution. The country is dead

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      2. Emerald  💚 هديه‏ @Mz_Tosyn 3 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @dondekojo this is where they will see you 😏

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      3. Ayobami‏ @dondekojo 3 Feb 2017
        Replying to @Mz_Tosyn @BBCAfrica

        Lmao of course

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      1. I trust PMB‏ @Champele 3 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @official2baba

        How many are they? Let them come and challenge the masses and see the outcome. Corrupt fools

        0 replies 2 retweets 0 likes
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      1. Estella Ijeoma‏ @EstellaIjeoma 3 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @official2baba

        WHY would they wanna Gag the youths? So that they keep embezzling our future? #IStandWithTuface

        0 replies 2 retweets 0 likes
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      1. Lawman‏ @LawObalum 3 Feb 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @official2baba @BBCNews

        This is just when you appreciate a true Democrat. People rallied against fuel subsidy under @GEJonathan

        0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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