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FG to Arrest Nigerians Who Still Use Twitter

FG to Arrest Nigerians Who Still Use Twitter

FG to Arrest Nigerians Who Still Use Twitter

  • The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has ordered the arrest of Nigerians that are still using microblogging platform Twitter

  • This is coming after the government ordered the suspension of the social media platform in Nigeria

  • Nigerians have found other ways to access the platform, mostly with the use of virtual private networks (VPNs)

The Federal Government has ordered the arrest of Nigerians who are still accessing the microblogging platform Twitter.

This development is coming after the government issued a ban on the platform yesterday.

Many Nigerians gave quickly found a way to bypass the ban by using virtual private network software (VPN).

According to a statement by Malami’s spokesman, Umar Gwandu the immediate persecution of violators of the social media ban has been ordered.

Abubakar Malami

Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation to ensure that all offenders are brought to book timely.

Read also: How To Bypass FG’s Twitter Ban on Android and iPhone

FG’s latest ban on the social media giant is coming after Twitter deleted a series of tweets from President Buhari’s official account.

Twitter ban

The tweets were first reported en mass by Nigerians who claim that they incited violence.

A temporary ban was also placed on the President’s account after the offending tweets were deleted.

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