Nigerian DJ and activist, Obianuju Catherine Udeh, popularly known as DJ Switch, has fired back at APC stalwart Joe Igbokwe after he criticised her comments on the passing of former President Muhammadu Buhari.

Following Buhari’s death in London on Sunday, DJ Switch made a blunt Instagram post that read: “Wow! The sweet reality of inevitability. RIP MF. One down.” Her post quickly sparked mixed reactions online.

Joe Igbokwe, a well-known APC supporter, didn’t hold back in his response. On Facebook, he slammed DJ Switch, calling her “ugly and nauseating” and accusing her of damaging Nigeria with her statements in the past. He went on to say, “This lady needs help. She must have gone kolos.”

But DJ Switch was quick to respond with a fiery comeback. In a strongly worded post, she accused Igbokwe of cowardice and hypocrisy.

“The only thing more embarrassing than your spelling is thinking silence in the face of murder, hardship and injustice is dignity. We faced bullets for justice. What did you ever face besides spell check and senility?” she wrote.

She also pointed out how Igbokwe’s outrage seemed misdirected.

“You watched a government murder its youth and your only outrage is that I lived to tell the story? You think my utterance damaged Nigeria? No grandpa, your silence did—your cowardice did!”

DJ Switch, who became globally known after live-streaming the aftermath of the Lekki Toll Gate shooting in 2020, closed her statement by calling out Igbokwe for defending those in power while attacking those who survived.

“You are defending killers but attacking survivors. Don’t worry, history is writing your name in the footnotes under failure. Imagine being so useless to justice that the voice of a woman surviving Nigeria threatens your whole existence.”

The exchange has once again put a spotlight on the deep political divides in Nigeria, as well as the ongoing debates about accountability and justice in the country.