Recall that the President had earlier threatened punishment for regional secessionists blamed for attacks on government buildings.
Buhari, who served in the Nigerian Army had on Tuesday stated that many people misbehaving today were too young to remember the deaths and destruction from the civil war.
Today, following a call by Nigerian Facebook users, Facebook has now removed the post from their platform, as the whole statement, has been removed from the social media platform for violating Community Standards against inciting violence.
The social media giants reiterated its commitment to remove any content, from individuals or organisations that violates Facebook user policies and community standards.
Meanwhile, the Federal Government had earlier suspended indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, announced the suspension in a statement in Abuja on Friday.
The minister cited the persistent use of the platform for activities capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.
He said the Federal Government had also directed the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) to immediately commence the process of licensing all OTT and social media operations in the country.
