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The Kogi politician was the target of a coordinated online harassment intended to undermine her political aspirations, an open-source investigation has ...

[@Samuelchudi](https://twitter.com/Samuelchudi), which regularly shares content to spotlight the governor, accused her of snatching another woman’s husband. The investigation shows the potentially dangerous tradecraft of hired guns employed by political actors to spread disinformation and shape public perception of candidates. We want you to be part of our journalistic endeavour by contributing a token to us. HumAngle is determined to tell those challenging and under-reported stories, hoping that the people impacted by these conflicts will find the safety and security they deserve. Adding that “Natasha Akpoti has been on the news about quite a number of negative things ranging from blackmailing to spreading false propaganda”. After we mentioned the focus of our research, the call abruptly ended, and subsequent attempts to connect to his telephone line failed. The presence of “Social Media strategist” in @Samuelchudi’s profile indicates the operator’s agenda is to push certain content on social space and shape conversations. [asking](https://punchng.com/terrorism-kogi-demands-probe-of-pdp-senatorial-candidate/?amp) security forces to invite her for questioning over alleged terrorism-related activities as defamatory and injurious. 31 that “the fact that Natasha Akpoti is coming out to publicity [sic] support a terrorist that was is suspected to have killed so many innocent should raise an eyebrow she should be behind bars not in a senatorial campaign”. The objective is to use the trend to get visibility and enhance reach; that way, many more people will see the message. An example of this could be seen when Twitter users began using the subject to promote the aspiration of Peter Obi, a presidential candidate, in Nigeria’s upcoming national elections. The coordinated harassment on the microblogging site is an aspect of a broader onslaught against her, which includes physical violence.