Attorney General of Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has reportedly directed Director of Public Prosecution to prosecute violators of the suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria.
According to DailyNigerian, this directive is contained in a statement by spokesman to the minister, Umar Gwandu.
It partly reads;
Mr 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 operations of Twitter in Nigeria.
Mr Malami directed the DPPF to liaise 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.
The new development comes less than a day after Federal Government ordered the suspension of Twitter operations in Nigeria.
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In a bid to implement this, Nigerian Communications Commission directed telecommunications operators like MTN, Glo, Airtel, 9Mobile and others to restrict access to the platform, which many of them have implemented.
More details to come.
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