Nigeria, Dec. 14 -- A fresh social media altercation involving Bashir and Bello El-Rufai, sons of former Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai, has once again thrust the family into a stormy national conversation about online conduct, political privilege and toxic tone of public discourse on X (formerly Twitter).

The latest episode, which unfolded over several hours, began as a relatively sober debate on governance and alleged selective accountability under the President Bola Tinubu administration.

It, however, quickly degenerated into personal insults, references to family members and vulgar language.

Trouble started when an X user, @SodiqTade, criticised the arrest of opposition figures close to another election cycle, arguing that su...