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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 19 Sep 2017

    Nigeria's President Buhari tells UN: ‘New conflicts shouldn’t make us lose sight of old ones’ 🇳🇬 http://bbc.in/2wu9zQT pic.twitter.com/Az7rjAZ3In

    10:20 AM - 19 Sep 2017
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    • World News PLOW Zaharaddeen musa mmuzzammeell Alex M kamara Awara Pagal MD ARIF KHAN Ambalander abdolrahmam aleeyu Umar Ahmad Goje
    44 replies 399 retweets 317 likes
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      2. dSenator‏ @senatepresido 19 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @ogundamisi

        The best Nigeria's president. No room for miscreants & looters.

        1 reply 3 retweets 8 likes
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      2. Enthusiast® 热情‏ @EzehNnamdiS 19 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Here is kettle calling pot black. Nigeria has the biggest self inflicted crises in the world right now.

        6 replies 3 retweets 4 likes
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      2. jacques onivogui‏ @3Onivogui 19 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Why bring up worldwide issues when you leave your own behind.

        3 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
      3. Jeremy‏ @VictorDonJer 21 Sep 2017
        Replying to @3Onivogui

        @TheDariaMedia @BBCAfrica well bcos world wide issues give fuel to the local ones

        0 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
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      2. kellz‏ @purekellz 19 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        This guy is killing his own people in Nigeria

        3 replies 1 retweet 3 likes
      3. Akinson‏ @akinsonglobal 19 Sep 2017
        Replying to @purekellz @BBCAfrica

        other side of the story says we are fighting enemy of the state call 🇳🇬citizen animals and calling our nation zoopic.twitter.com/uZKlJQLlni

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. bald Nigga with no waves 😬 😡 👾‏ @breaktheiceflam 19 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        this man like to preach but doesn't practise ask him about biafra and the terror fulani herdsmen unleash everyday

        3 replies 1 retweet 2 likes
      3. Akinson‏ @akinsonglobal 19 Sep 2017
        Replying to @breaktheiceflam @BBCAfrica

        1/2 how stupid are Biafra so u don't have wmd ? And as u can see we are not animals and beloved nation is not a zoo

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      4. bald Nigga with no waves 😬 😡 👾‏ @breaktheiceflam 19 Sep 2017
        Replying to @akinsonglobal @BBCAfrica

        you must be an aboki, because i do not understand anything you just tweeted.

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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      6. bald Nigga with no waves 😬 😡 👾‏ @breaktheiceflam 19 Sep 2017
        Replying to @akinsonglobal @BBCAfrica

        lol, look man,I'm not in support of biafra, but what I'm saying is,you cant call them terrorists, and leave the herdsmen out of it.

        2 replies 0 retweets 1 like
      7. Olabisi Spirit‏ @Spiritemmy 19 Sep 2017
        Replying to @breaktheiceflam @akinsonglobal

        Mr, there is a huge difference between the herdsmen and biafra.

        2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
      8.  👑Dike N. C. Fortune 🌞‏ @Bobby4tune 19 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Spiritemmy @akinsonglobal

        Exactly! Herdsmen rear cattle with sophisticated guns, while Biafrans have no guns.. 👌

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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      2. sanchiz Concept‏ @SanchizConcept 19 Sep 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Dead vegetable..

        2 replies 0 retweets 3 likes
      3. YB Saleh‏ @ybsaleh 19 Sep 2017
        Replying to @SanchizConcept @BBCAfrica

        Are you alive?

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