Linda Ikeji, came under fire from trolls for sharing a gay man’s posts on her blog.
Nigerian Poet, Romeo Oriogun opened up about being gay, his battle with Depression and the time he attempted to take his life.
Oriogun, who is a Road Safety officer, won the 2017 Brunei International African Poetry Prize for his acclaimed work on masculinity and desire as it affects the endangered LGBT community in Nigeria.
He took to his Facebook page to describe the moment he overdosed on Aspirin as he battled with depression,
While Ogun’s post is there in the public domain, many Nigerians have expressed disgust at the blogger for sharing it on her widely-read platform.
Some view that it wasn’t her place to post the issue, while others fear she has further endangered the poet in light of the dangers faced by the LGBTQ community in Nigeria.
Check out some of the reactions to her post on social media…
This is vintage Linda Ikeji..This is what she's been living on and feeding off.
She's vile.
— Tee D̶̲̥̅̊ot (@SMARTMRTEE) July 13, 2018
I hate Linda Ikeji for what she has done.— fiyinskosko (@fiyinskosko) July 13, 2018
And if ANYTHING happens to that young man, his blood will be on her head and she will suffer.
There's a reason Twitter didn't verify linda ikeji even with 1.9million followers…..— The Kingmaker
She's still a riverside gossip..(@SmithVinci) July 13, 2018
linda ikeji is a musty person for creating a platform for nigerians to insult a guy who talks about his suicidal pasts because of what he faces in this dumb ass country. she knew he’d be put on blast and still posted his picture, location and name.— amara. (@ElekwaAmara) July 13, 2018
But others differ;
Will she take it down?
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