Attack On Abacha's Daughter For Calling Wole Soyinka An "Empty Professor"

Fatima Gumsu Sanni Abacha, one of the daughters of the late dictator, Gen. Sani Abacha, has faced heavy criticism after lashing out at Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Twitter.

Gumsu described the iconic writer as an "empty professor", accusing him of assuming the role of a critic in the Nigerian polity because of financial gains.

Though, I'm not quite clear on the reason behind the Twitter, her earlier message in a tweet had stated, "Do the thing you fear the most. If there's one thing that will change your thoughts quicker than anything else, it's facing your fears."

However, no sooner had she posted the tweet than a barrage of criticisms started trailing her comment.

The first set of criticisms came from some of her fans on the social network.

Paul, said, "Imagine , the daughter of a thief, referring to a renowned Prof Wole Soyinka as a mad empty professor. I wonder!"

Lending a voice to the criticism, Nigeria's online hacking group, NaijaCyberHactivists, tweeting via @NaijaCyberHack, said, "It is unfortunate that a family like yours (Gumsu) still comment on issues in this country. A family that defines all what shame connotes."

And, more tweets are still pouring in...