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#EndSARS: Buhari Loses 100K Followers On Twitter As Reno Omokri Starts #UnfollowBuhari

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October 11, 2020

Buhari Loses One Hundred Thousand Followers on Twitter as Omokri Starts #UnFollowBuhari

President Muhammadu Buhari has lost 100,000 Twitter followers in just three hours as bestselling author, Reno Omokri, started a hashtag, #UnfollowBuhari.

At exactly 5PM GMT, Mr Omokri had tweeted via his verified Twitter handle as follows:

Dear Nigerians,

If we all mean business with this #EndSARS movement, let’s send a strong message to General @MBuhari. He has 3.5 million followers. If we all stop following him and he sees his Twitter following drop by 1 million, he will sit up. Who is with me? Let’s go there!

As at that time, President Buhari had 3.5 million followers. Three hours later, his following had reduced to 3.4 million followers.

Announcing the breakthrough, Mr Omokri, also known as #BuhariTormentor, tweeted as follows:

Dear Nigerians,

When I started the #UnfollowBuhari campaign as part of my #EndSARS protest, some laughed. Well, look. In just 1 hour, we have reduced Buhari’s following by 100,000. Never underestimate your influence. When Nigerians wake up, government will be afraid of us!

Below are before and after screenshots of President Buhari’s TL

Dear Nigerians,

When I started the #UnfollowBuhari campaign as part of my #EndSARS protest, some laughed. Well, look. In just 1 hour, we have reduced Buhari’s following by 100,000. Never underestimate your influence. When Nigerians wake up, government will be afraid of us! pic.twitter.com/5buU0wX2xL
— Reno Omokri (@renoomokri) October 10, 2020

The hard work to deliver a better Nigeria continues, building on the foundations of peace, rule of law and opportunities for all. We have no other motive than to serve Nigeria with our hearts and might, and build a nation which we and generations to come can be proud of. pic.twitter.com/E0O5To78mL
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) February 27, 2019