Nigerian Women Are Prostitutes: Al Jazeera Article Sends Nigerians Into Angry Mode

Minister of Women Affairs, Aisha Jummai Alhassan

An article published online this morning by international news medium Al Jazeera has elicited furious reactions from Nigerians.
The offending article, which was posted on Al Jazeera English’s twitter handle, was headlined: “Nigeria’s first female mechanic provides a way out of prostitution for Nigerian women”.
The article…
Many Nigerians who took to social media to express their anger at the article, questioned the choice of words used by the headline writer and wondered how the media organisation got to know that the subject of the story was the first female Nigerian mechanic.
They equally vehemently berated the news organisation for suggesting that all Nigerian women were prostitutes.
Read some of the reactions below…

Re: Al-Jazeera Portrays Nigerian Women As Prostitutes: Nigerians On Twitter React by MNDY(m): 2:48pm

I feel a deep sense of displeasure right now over this issue! – Can you just imagine . . . Aljazeera with that wide coverage they have to their credit portraying Nigeria in this negative light to the whole world (Quote) (Report) (Like) (Share)

Re: Al-Jazeera Portrays Nigerian Women As Prostitutes: Nigerians On Twitter React by horsepower24: 2:43pm

Al-Jazeera messed up big time, what survey dis they conduct that made them ascertain that that woman is the first female mechanic? Secondly, generalisation of Nigerian women being prostitutes is totally unacceptable. (Quote) (Report) (Like) (Share)

Re: Al-Jazeera Portrays Nigerian Women As Prostitutes: Nigerians On Twitter React by STFUareyouGod(m): 2:43pm

If I insult Al-jazeera and all its journalists will I be banned? (Quote) (Report) (Like) (Share)

Re: Al-Jazeera Portrays Nigerian Women As Prostitutes: Nigerians On Twitter React by pabon(m): 2:49pm

What nonsense. Its not fair at all (Quote) (Report) (Like) (Share)

Re: Al-Jazeera Portrays Nigerian Women As Prostitutes: Nigerians On Twitter React by MNDY(m): 2:56pm

Bleep all of you taking sides with Al-Jazeera here on Nairaland – Any Nigerian abroad is looked at by the host citizens as a bad societal element judging by what they’ve been hearing about us (Quote) (Report) (Like) (Share)

Re: Al-Jazeera Portrays Nigerian Women As Prostitutes: Nigerians On Twitter React by freakzone(f): 3:01pm

That,s called stereotype!!! (Quote) (Report) (Like) (Share)

Re: Al-Jazeera Portrays Nigerian Women As Prostitutes: Nigerians On Twitter React by kozmokaz(m): 3:02pm

this is not a wailers or zombie issue!! this s an insult to all Nigerians both male and female!! let us all put our difference aside and stand up against this slander by the whites!! (Quote) (Report) (Like) (Share)