News just released from the office of the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says that the Federal Government of Nigeria has banned Twitter from operating in Nigeria indefinitely.
Reports say that the office of the Information Minister has directed the the National Broadcasting Commission to block the microblogging access in Nigeria.
This comes barely 48 hours after Twitter deleted a message by President Muhammadu Buhari, that appeared to threaten Igbo youths of dealing them the Nigeria civil war justice.
The 30-month civil war caused the death of over 1 million Igbos, mostly children who died of starvation as food supply was completely cut off the region while the war raged.
Public uproar about the implication of the tweet, prompted the bird app to delete the message.
READ: “Civil War Tweet By Buhari Violated Rules, Presidency Reacts (video)
Public reactions:
Dr. Dípò Awójídé, FHEA@OgbeniDipo·Does President Buhari and the federal government know how much young Nigerians make on social media platforms like Twitter daily? Does Lai Mohammed know the number of jobs being sustained by Twitter in Nigeria? What is wrong with these people?
NEFERTITI@firstladyship·FG has suspended Twitter in Nigeria. Lai Mohammed has direct the NBC to block access to Twitter in Nigeria. Jack bruised their ego big time. Full-blown dictatorship, Social Media Gag is finally here. They might try to suspend the Constitution. So get ready to hit the streets.
Details soon…
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