An Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP), Abayomi Shogunle, sparked reactions on Thursday night after he gave some stringent conditions that must be met before he can unblock anyone he blocked on Twitter.
Shogunle, who is the Head of the Police Public Complaint Rapid Response Unit (PCRRU), gave the conditions via his verified Twitter handle.
He described the process as an “amnesty” and said it would only be valid until August 31, 2018.
Shogunle said, “Granting amnesty to blocked @Twitter handles.
“Tweet – I promise to be of good conduct on @YomiShogunle’s TL, I will not repeat the kind of Tweet that earned me a block.
“+ tag 2 Guarantors (verified 🇳🇬 handles).
“Get a friend to Tweet or DM the screenshot @ me.
Valid 31.8.2018”
See tweet:
Granting amnesty to blocked @Twitter handles.
Tweet – I promise to be of good conduct on @YomiShogunle’s TL, I will not repeat the kind of Tweet that earned me a block.
+ tag 2 Guarantors (verified 🇳🇬 handles).
Get a friend to Tweet or DM the screenshot @ me.
Valid 31.8.2018
— Abayomi Shogunle (@YomiShogunle) August 23, 2018
The Herald can report that one of those blocked by Shogunle is former Director General of the Bureau for Public Sector Reforms, Dr Joe Abah.
Like Shogunle, Abah is also a very popular Twitter influencer.
Some Twitter users have however reacted to the tweet, with many describing it as hilarious.
See reactions below:
The most hilarious tweet of the day,https://t.co/tpEzMkd5i3 your sense of humor is just too much for you to be a police officer😂😂 Why not do a career swap and move to comedy😂😂..very funny Man,your wife must be pretty lucky to have you☺
— Ayo Victor (@ayovictor94) August 23, 2018
To be honest, he's kind of a comedian, and I won't lie, that's why I like him as an Officer, regardless of what people say, he's always feeling Happy
— chuma kingsley (@dmagical1) August 23, 2018
Yeah me too…that why I like him☺😀 He is living the moment & sometimes care about stones thrown at him, hence he blocks people 😂😂I wish he will just smile & pass by the comment without responding or blocking the person,it will show the highest form of Maturity of the mind ☺
— Ayo Victor (@ayovictor94) August 23, 2018
True but some people deserved the block
— chuma kingsley (@dmagical1) August 23, 2018
Well,everyone do have yield point & breaking point, am sure he gets to his breaking point fast, so he doesn't have to see much negative words from such persons
— Ayo Victor (@ayovictor94) August 23, 2018
😂😂😂. Yomi shogunle staging free Comedy show.
Lmaoooo
Following you will put food on my table?
Baba shift jor.
Lemme arrange some odds.
— ThankGod🏡 (@fadara_) August 23, 2018
Even for twitter we need bail?
— Igbo Chinedu (@IgboChinedu1) August 24, 2018
When did your handle turn gala and coke pic.twitter.com/N1tjWgFfnj
— Strut and Manor (@DamilolaAbaye) August 23, 2018