Nigerians can now be held accountable for posting tweets following a Twitter ban

Information Minister Lay Mohamed had criticized Twitter’s behavior and accused social media giants of “double standards”. Muhammad also questioned Twitter’s motives in Nigeria, saying “Twitter mission in Nigeria is very suspicious”. Wednesday’s press conference After deleting the Bukhari tweet.-

The Nigerian Twitter ban was quickly enforced, and many Nigerians have not been available on Twitter since early Saturday hours.

However, some Nigerians have managed to circumvent the ban by using a virtual private network (VPN), which allows users to access public networks via encrypted internet connections.

Attorney General Guando told CNN on Saturday that anyone who continues to tweet will be brought to justice.

“Any violator, whether an individual or an organization, will be prosecuted,” Guando said. He added: “It is the duty of the prosecutor’s office to know how to prevent offenders.”

Gwando noted that Nigerian law does not guarantee absolute freedom while responding to the legitimacy of prosecuting law-abiding citizens who have the right to freedom of thought, expression and privacy.

“What do you call them law-abiding when they break the law – when they want to cause chaos, discord, grave crime, and incitement to hatred among enemies?” Asked.

“Every freedom has responsibilities – responsibilities that match the freedoms,” Guando told CNN. “There is no absolute freedom. Those who are caught will find out what kind of prosecution awaits them. “

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