Gay rights activist, Bisi Alimi has taken to social media to clapback at trolls ridiculing him over his HIV status.

In a message sent to critics he described them as "werey" (mad) saying they cannot mock him as he was the one who revealed to the world that he is HIV positive.

“Someone needs to tell these low budget homophobes that they can’t HIV shame me.

“Me that I openly oust myself as being HIV+, is it the same me, you want to use HIV to shame? You need to do better, awon werey. I will leave you to your bitterness,” he tweeted.

Reacting to his post, netizens took to his comment section to share their thoughts;

justlaide: Meanwhile, some have never been tested.

itz_abi_young: Some people don’t even know their status

ebi_layefa: They need to heal, because many of them were failed by there parents

yahayaguji: Thank you uncle bisi u always give hope to those who are hopeless, we at the same page gay and also HIV positive i was afraid of not having job in Nigeria because i already loose hope

bukkyjaden: That’s the only weapon they have such irritants in this day and age kmt

donkormiriam2: Yes sweetheart, leave them to their frustrated life, they are even sick more than the sick itself, I love you

official_jewelayi: Very very si.lly set of humans and most of them have 1 or 2 deadly diseases them just they spread am they Waka... keep.pressing their necks.

BS