Nigerian-born academic based in the United States, Professor Uju Anya, has come under fire on Twitter over her comments following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Anya wrote on her Twitter page after news filtered in on the Queen’s last moments: “I heard the chief monarch of a thieving ra*ping genocidal empire is finally dying. May her pain be excruciating.”
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Professor Anya went on to write in another tweet: “If anyone expects me to express anything but disdain for the monarch who supervised a government that sponsored the genocide that massacred and displaced half my family and the consequences of which those alive today are still trying to overcome, you can keep wishing upon a star.”
The tweets drew the attention of many including Amazon founder, Jeff Bezos, who condemned the position of Professor Anya.
Carnegie Mellon University, the American institution in which Anya lectures released a statement distancing itself from the professor’s comments.
The statement read: “We do not condone the offensive and objectionable message posted by Uju Anya today on her personal social media account.
“Free expression is core to the mission of higher education, however, the views views shared absolutely do not represent the values of the institution, nor the standard of discourse we seek to foster.”
An unapologetic Professor Anya is not doubling down on her position as she continues to retweet anti-Queen tweets.
Meanwhile, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, Joe Igbokwe, has condemned Anya’s tweet, describing it as uncalled for.
Igbokwe, who is one of the appointees of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, called on Igbo people to condemn the reckless behaviour.
“Every Igbo man or woman should rise up to condemn this reckless and uncultured behavior. This is not our culture, this is not our tradition, this is not the way we were brought up. A bunch of untrained , uncivilized and mannerless people from Igboland are making us look like like a generation of haters and bigots and good and wonderful people from Igbo are keeping mute. It is time to reclaim Igboland and change the narrative. If you tell a lie a thousand times people will take it as the truth, ” Igbokwe said in a post on his Facebook page on Friday.
