Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu has had his Twitter account suspended, hours after joining the service.
Users trying to access the Twitter account were greeted by a message saying “Sorry, that user is suspended”.
According to Twitter user Glenda Nevill, also the Editor of TheMediaOnline, Tutu’s account was suspended for “aggressive following”.
“Dear @Support. Official Desmond #Tutu account suspended for aggressive following but only followed 30. Please sort out asap,” she tweeted.
The incident comes just a few hours after Tutu tweeted that he had been burgled in the early hours of the morning.
Eyewitness News reported that burglars entered Tutu’s home in the early hours of Tuesday morning. It is believed Tutu and his wife were asleep at the time.
Tutu apparently discovered that the house had been burgled when he woke up at around 5am.