Nigeria-born American Professor, Uju Anya, has expressed gratitude to Nigerians over the controversy generated by her tweet on late Queen Elizabeth II of England.

As the Queen’s health was reported to be critical last Thursday, Anya tweeted: “I heard the chief monarch of a thieving raping genocidal empire is finally dying. May her pain be excruciating.”

Her tweet attracted mixed reactions with Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, responding: “This is someone supposedly working to make the world better? I don’t think so. Wow.”

Anya’s tweet was eventually deleted by Twitter for violating set rules.

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After the Queen’s death, she tweeted again: “If anyone expects me to express anything but disdain for the monarch who supervised a government that sponsored the genocide that massacred and displaced half my family and the consequences of which those alive today are still trying to overcome, you can keep wishing upon a star,” she got backing from a lot of people, mostly the Eastern part of Nigeria.”

Following the lifting of the suspension by Twitter, Anya appreciated Nigerians on Tuesday for the support while the ordeal lasted.

She wrote: “+234 Twitter, good morning. I give you special thanks for riding hardest for me. My Nigerian people, especially in and from Alaigbo, saw how much I love you and showed me love back. Together we shared our pain and taught the world our history. Thank you.”