Wikipedia editors have locked the profile page showing details about the life of Bola Tinubu, a leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), for “persistent vandalism”.
Tinubu celebrated his birthday on March 29, 2021, and as it is his custom, a colloquium was hosted to mark the day. According to his public records, Tinubu turned 69.
Many Nigerians believe he is older, and there have been numerous reports in the media that the Jagaban of Borgu is much older than he claims. There is an article online attributed to Yinka Odumakin, the spokesperson for Yoruba group known as Afenifere, which claims that Tinubu could not be as young as he claims.
In 2018, Odumakin wrote a 3-component series titled “portrait of the tiger Ambode rode,” detailing his knowledge of Tinubu. The three parts were posted by using the Vanguard, however a fourth component with questionable beginning became shared throughout other blogs attributing strong claims to Odumakin.
Following doubts approximately Tinubu’s age, numerous debts took to Wikipedia to edit Tinubu’s age from 69 to 79. When the tweet underneath changed into made, there were at the least 18 edits to
As many tweets persevered to head viral approximately Tinubu’s age, many tries had been made to correct the “errors” on Wikipedia, main to a couple of conflicting edits.
TheCable followed the activities at the web page and observed that there have been approximately eighty four edits finished on the web page on Tinubu’s birthday and maximum of them were to adjust or correct his age.
WIKIPEDIA STEPS LOCKS TINUBU’S PAGE
Tinubu’s web page now has a padlock sign and cannot be edited with the aid of the general public
A standard Wikipedia web page with the edit button
Following these a couple of tries to change Tinubu’s age on Wikipedia, a few pinnacle editors working with the internet platform stepped in to fasten the web page and make it not possible for the public to edit.
Based at the web page history, the safety stage on Tinubu’s web page become raised via Girth Summit, a Scottish Wikipedia editor, who has worked on articles from more than 20 nations. Summit’s reason for blocking edit from the web page is “persistent vandalism”.
Vandalism isn't new to Wikipedia; many money owed were vandalised over time, main the platform to have a dedicated page on what vandalism on Wikipedia entails and the way it could be managed.
Vandalism for Wikipedia is “editing (or different conduct) deliberately intended to impede or defeat the challenge’s purpose”.
WHO CHANGED TINUBU’S AGE?
Tinubu’s reputable age is understood to be 69. No one has been capable of conclusively show in any other case. All speculations are within the limits of opportunity.
However, for the purpose of this case, we checked to see the human beings changing Tinubu’s age on Wikipedia from sixty nine to 79 or 79 to sixty nine.
TheCable traced the IP cope with liable for the primary edit to a region in Lagos Island. The edit changed into done through the use of the Airtel network. More records about the individual can also be traced because the individual in question did no longer mask his/her IP.
The subsequent set of edits had been carried out from the UK, Ireland, Saudi Arabia, and a few different nations round the arena.
The remaining edit before Summit stepped in became completed through an account that has now been blocked by using Wikipedia.
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