The Federal Ministry of Information Friday
halted attempts to attack Nigeria’s
National Portal by a group of gay rights
activists.
The ministry said it is taking additional
measures to stem future attacks by
hackers, whose criminal activities have
been on the increase globally in recent
times.
The attackers, according to the Minister
of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku, were
traced to the same group that recently
attacked several countries’ websites
across the world, claiming to be fighting
for gay rights.
“The attacks are a criminal attempt to
blackmail countries which have resisted
pressures by homosexuals to legalise gay
marriages as practised in some countries.
“While we recognise that Nigeria is a full
fledged democracy, with robust guarantee
of freedom of opinion by all citizens, it is
criminal for anyone within or outside our
country to use criminal means to express
or canvass such opinions.
“The Federal Ministry of Information will
liaise with security agencies to investigate
last night’s attack. Nigeria is a highly
cultured and religious society whose
people remain overwhelmingly opposed to
the imposition of gay rights and gay
marriages as practised in some countries.
“Those seeking to impose gay rights from
abroad are advised to stick to legal and
constitutional means of expressing their
opinions as government will not condone
criminal violations of our laws by any group
in the guise of promoting gay rights in the
country,” the minister declared, adding
that security checks had been stepped up
on the National Portal to plug all the
loopholes exploited to launch last night’s
attack
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Good one by FG