Amid the Guinea-Bissau coup coverage, one comment went beyond political frustration to outright malice: “How I wish nah Tinubu they there. As they no gree am comot, Em sickness come worst and em come kpai.” The user openly wished Nigeria’s president harm, even death.
This is a stark red flag. While dissatisfaction with leadership is normal in Nigeria, celebrating or wishing serious illness and death crosses ethical and legal boundaries. Comments like this fuel political hatred, normalize extreme partisanship, and erode the culture of accountability, replacing it with vengeance fantasies.
Critique and pressure should target governance and policy, not personal harm. Leaders can be held responsible without wishing violence upon them.
The danger is clear: when anger becomes lethal wishful thinking, discourse turns toxic, and society inches closer to normalizing cruelty as political expression.
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