Comedian Seyi Law has clapped back at Shehu Abubakar, son of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, after Shehu described President Bola Tinubu as a “drug baron.”
The controversy began after former U.S. President Donald Trump reportedly referred to Nigeria as a “disgraced country” while threatening military intervention over alleged Christian persecution. The remark sparked heated debate online under the trending hashtag #DisgracedCountry, with many Nigerians divided between anger and introspection.
Amid the reactions, Shehu Abubakar weighed in, defending Trump’s comments by suggesting Nigerians had no moral right to feel offended. He wrote on X, “Why are some upset that Donald Trump called us disgraceful? When we announced a drug baron as our President, what do you call that? Prideful? We must look inwards before accusing outsiders.”
Seyi Law, a vocal supporter of President Tinubu, wasted no time in firing back. Taking to the same platform, he reminded Shehu of his father’s alleged corruption cases during his time in government, calling out what he described as hypocrisy.
“This is coming from someone whose father was called a thief by his principal and indicted for money laundering in the U.S.,” Seyi Law wrote. “Someone whose father deleted his handler’s tweet about the extra-judicial killing of Deborah. Na really wa.”
His response immediately stirred conversations online, with many Nigerians weighing in on both sides of the political divide.
