Since when is Aboki an insult?
Nigerians have always called Hausa people aboki because over the last century, Hausa men made their way down to the south and set up convenient little corner kiosks for neighbours to buy from

You'd pop to the shop, and say "Aboki, do you have xyz?" https://twitter.com/gimbakakanda/status/1249339248895053824
This is some PREMIUM bullshit.
Aboki means friend.

This is like suggesting that calling Igbo people "Nna" is the equivalent of saying Nigger.

Fuck out of here. https://twitter.com/DrMooh_/status/1249267254300114945
The way some of you want to rewrite Nigerian history using American political talking points is WILD.

There is NO EQUIVALENT of calling someone Nigger in Nigeria.

None.

And of all the derogatory terms in Nigeria, Aboki is definitely not one of them.

Like since fucking when?
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