Atiku finally speaks on why he deleted the tweet condemning Deborah's killing

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has revealed why he deleted the tweet condemning the killing of Deborah Samuel, a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto.

Recall that Deborah was killed by some school colleagues after she was alleged to have blasphemed against their religion.

Atiku at the time the incident became public condemned the killing but soon deleted the post after persons threatened that his stands were going to cost him in the elections.

However, deleting the post has sparked reactions from other Nigerians who felt Atiku should not have deleted the post that condemned killing because he was threatened with votes in the 2023 election.

But while appearing at Peoples Town Hall organized by Channels TV on Sunday, December 11, he was asked why he deleted the post.

The former vice president responded that he deleted the post because he did not authorize it, adding that he always approves every post on his social media handle. He further added that he condemned the killing in a subsequent statement.

Atiku said: "I have been asked this question several times and all what I said, I asked the Tweet to be deleted because I normally approved every tweet. Since I didn't approve it, I said delete it. And if you read my subsequent statement on that murder, I condemn it."