A member of the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Yunusa Ahmad Abubakar has alleged that one of the reasons why Twitter’s operations were suspended in Nigeria was because of terror sect, Boko Haram.
On Wednesday, during an interview on Channels TV, Hon. Ahmad, who is also a member of the house committee on Loan, aids, and debts management, alleged that Twitter was suspended because Boko Haram was allowed to be ‘tweeting’.
Hon. Yunusa, who hails from Gombe state, claimed that Twitter was escalating the Boko Haram insurgency and when the interviewer asked why he said so, the honourable house member replied;
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“They have been allowed to be tweeting…the insurgents…They have been allowed to be tweeting”.
ABN TV recalls that Twitter was suspended from operating in Nigeria by the Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government last week. The suspension was announced a day after the micro-blogging platform delete a tweet from the President’s handle for violating its terms and conditions.
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