Did Kanu Buy Followers On Twitter?

Kanu joined twitter on  11th of april,2013 ,the funny thing about it is that on that same day he had gained 7,000 plus followers,the question is , were 7,000 plus people anticipating kanus arrival on twitter ? or did he do what most celebrities do to boost their status on twitter by buying FOLLOWERS. For those interested in buying twitter followers can hit us up at @jay_omomia and @Divon_