Twitter Ban: Malami Orders Prosecution Of Offenders

By Our Reporter

Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has directed for immediate prosecution of offenders of the Federal Government ban on Twitter operations in Nigeria.

A statement by Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, (Special Assistant on Media and Public Relations, Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice) added that
Malami directed the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation (DPPF) at the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, to swing into action and commence in earnest the process of prosecution of violators of the Federal Government De-activation of opetations of Twitter in Nigeria.

Malami directed the DPPF to liase with the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy, National Communication Communication (NCC) and other relevant government agencies to ensure the speedy prosecution of offenders without any further delay.

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Recall that on Friday, Lai Mohammed, minister of information, announced the indefinite suspension of Twitter.

Twitter’s suspension by the federal government came two days after a post by President Muhammadu Buhari on the 1967 civil war was deleted by the microblogging platform.

Nigerians have been able to use virtual private network (VPN) to bypass the ban by the federal government.