Nigerians have taken to social media to bash popular blogger, Linda Ikeji for revealing the anonymous owner of another popular blog, Instablog9ja.
In a viral post on Thursday, Ikeji disclosed that one John Abayomi Aruleba was the hidden hand behind Instablog9ja.
However, many commentators who questioned her motive, especially in light of the sensitive nature of some of Instablog9ja posts, accused her of exposing Aruleba to danger.
According to commentaries monitored on Twitter, Ikeji was accused of being jealous of Instablog9ja’s success.
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https://twitter.com/Rouvafe/status/1063111842493546504
https://twitter.com/IamEddy92/status/1063089333681426432
https://twitter.com/iamyourblesyn/status/1063120197622644736
Instablog came along and changed the blogging scene for Linda Ikeji. Most definitely huge revenue drop for her.
Is that why she's ratting him out?
— A. Eric K (@Twickta) November 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/IAm_ChukwuEmeka/status/1063093651348299776
You people’s aunty is so bitter that instablog gets a lot of traffic, she decided to “cast” the person behind it. May God deliver this Linda Ikeji sha. Even a baby cannot keep her happy. Tueh.
— Mazikeen; Daughter of Hisoka and Yuno Gasai (@munaahh_) November 15, 2018
It was jealousy that made Linda Ikeji reveal the face of the person behind instablog9ja account if u know u know. don’t @ me
— A god. 🦍 (@wiilkilz) November 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/unclefadaka/status/1063105837042937858
Linda Ikeji hates competition so much that she had to reveal a John Abayomi as the owner of Instablog 9ja. It's a dirty game.
— World Publicist (@IsimaOdeh) November 15, 2018
https://twitter.com/officialdaddymo/status/1063128431225843712
But some commentators said Ikeji did nothing wrong by revealing Instablog9ja’s owner, saying the move was geared towards increasing her own blog’s popularity.
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Linda Ikeji revealing Instablog’s owner identity is nothing but a simple business strategy, a deliberate attempt to weaken her competition, y’all should calm down with the jealousy claims.
— 🤴🏾Ibadan Lord 🇳🇬 (@degosTee) November 15, 2018
I feel it’s jealousy that made Linda Ikeji expose that instablog person (that’s if it’s the real person)
People don’t visit her blog like before
Instablog gets more traffic
— Chief. (@BadmanSophss) November 15, 2018
Did Linda Ikeji do any thing extra ordinary???? Revealing the owner of Instablog9ja as John Abayomi was Childish on her own side but if you had followed instablo9ja right from time you would have known🤷♂️ pic.twitter.com/nnr6DzkfRO
— Chemical Boy (@Chemicalboyy) November 15, 2018
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Linda Ikeji reveals the owner of Instablog9ja. While every blogger is waiting for others to post something they can copy (they didn’t even know Linda was pregnant until she revealed it herself) she is constantly ahead with exclusives and breaking news.
— Oloye Akin Alabi (@akinalabi) November 15, 2018
The game is the game oh, Linda ikeji and instablog basically do the same thing. I don’t even know if there’s any pre-existing beef between them. But y’all know damn well that if Linda was annon and instablog got the gist about her he’d do exactly what she did. Make una Rest
— Pastor Ola ✨ (@Biisi96) November 15, 2018
Really don't get why Linda Ikeji is being dragged for revealing who she thinks is behind Instablog9ja. While I fear for the safety of the said John Abayomi, truth is at some point, his identity would have leaked. Also reversing roles, 'he' prob would have done same. It is what
— Moji Sensei Delano (@MojiDelanoBlog) November 15, 2018