Fearful Reactions As EndSARS Protester, Rinu Calls Putin A War Criminal

Rinu Oduala, one of the organizers of the #EndSARS protests, has stirred the social space after outrightly calling Russian president, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin a war criminal.

Naija News reports that the fiecre EndSARS protester made the statement while reacting to Russia’s attack on Ukraine in the early hours of Thursday, 24th of February, 2022.

Recall that, Putin launched a major military invasion into Ukraine from several directions on Thursday, with explosions heard in the country’s capital, Kyiv.

This led the Ukraine military on Thursday morning to shoot down five Russian fighter jets.

According to the Defence spokesperson of Ukraine, hundreds of Russian troops are likely to have been killed in the incident.

Reacting to the invasion of Ukraine by Russia, Rinu via the microblogging platform, Twitter called out the Russian president, saying he is a war criminal.

”PUTIN IS A WAR CRIMINAL” She tweeted

However, the statement struck some nerves with Nigerians on social media asking that she look away and not get involved in the ongoing crisis between the two countries.

Reacting one ‘Frizzy Hub’ wrote; “Dear Putin.. Abeg no vex, Rinu no be Nigerian, She don travel go Canada since last year.. Sorosoke no reach nuclear weapon abeg, ma koba mi”

Another user vivyan_ify wrote; “This is a serious issue. Don’t come and make careless comments. Madam Rinu rest in Jesus name.Amen”

One Chiblue0202 wrote; “Putin please she is from Ukraine and ran to Nigeria to take asylum …. Abeg”

Oner quinetoflagos wrote; ”This shouldn’t be funny!! Abeg make she rest ooo”