Lai Mohammed said the decision on whom to prosecute for using Twitter after the ban lies within the prerogative of the attorney-general.

Nigeria’s Minister of Information Lai Mohammed says the Attorney General Abubakar Malami would ensure that Nigerians who accessed Twitter, including Pastor Enoch Adeboye, after the federal government proclaimed a ban on it would be prosecuted.

The Minister said this in an interview with BBC Africa Focus on Monday, when asked if Mr Adeboye will be prosecuted for using Twitter, despite justifying his insistence on using the platform with Article 19 of the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR).

Article 19 of the UDHR states that “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.”

Mr Mohammed emphasised in the interview that the persistent use of Twitter in Nigeria is undermining the country’s corporate existence.

“The government has suspended indefinitely, the operations of Twitter in Nigeria because of the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence and the government

“Also directed the National Broadcasting Commission to immediately commence the process of licencing all social media operations in Nigeria,” he said.

According to him, Mr Malami is in charge and has the final say on who or not to prosecute.

“The attorney-general has made it clear that if anyone violates the regulation, that such person will be prosecuted. I think it is the right of the attorney-general to decide who to prosecute,” he said.

The general overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) on Monday insisted on using his Twitter account despite the ban on the social media platform by the Nigerian government.

“The Redeemed Christian Church of God is domiciled in more than 170 Nations & Territories,” Mr Adeboye tweeted on Monday. “The tweets here are in accordance to Article 19 of the UN universal declaration of Human Rights.”

Similarly, the general overseer of Deeper Life Bible Church, Williams Kumuyi, said the mission’s tweets were targeted at its global audience spread across five continents and over 100 nations.

“In view of the Twitter ban in Nigeria, please note that the content shared on this handle is targeted at a global audience in more than five continents and over 100 Nations and we share the content from any of these locations,” Mr Kumuyi said.

Oyo governor Seyi Makinde condemned the ban and used the banned platforms nonetheless just as Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai also tweeted via his handle hours after government’s proclamation.

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The 'C' in APC must stand for Comedy cos these old men are jokers.

Lol,


The thing really pain them o, na you ban na you dey run naked crying


Daddy G. O carry go, hope FG switch their VPN too to compile list

Las las na Buhari go divide Nigeria

Go and arrest him and see if your ends won't be celebrated nationwide like the death of abacha.

Uncle Lai is always a commedian how many people do they want to send to jail? Haba! Why not pity the poor masses

NaijaRoyalty:
What a beautiful country ruled by unfortunate people .

Nothing beautiful about a country sharing space with bororo fulani terrorists

Funny

If So, them go Plentyooo! Elrofi, Osinbajo, Uncle Wole, and many others, including all their children, and their wifes and uncles, not to talk of some top politishians, all men of God, and more than 30 Governors that cannot do without tweetter will be over the bar with the Lies of uncle Lai,
oh! What a great Day that it shall be.

Someone want to carry wetin big pass am. U wan prosecute adeboye and kumuyi? Hmmmmm

Stupid old man

See as thrend sensible so far


Twilight Zombies have retired to their caves, waiting for sun to come out

Bola146:
Uncle Lai is always a commedian how many people do they want to send to jail? Haba! Why not pity the poor masses

Remember The Words Of Mmama P, they will send averyone to jail

globalresource:
Someone want to carry wetin big pass am. U wan prosecute adeboye and kumuyi? Hmmmmm

I dey laugh at Malami.

So what exactly are they waiting for? Abi you don't know where to find them? Your end is near.

I really hope and wish they do this....

You people are just embarrassing yourself to premium disgrace

Make thunder fire all the people wen vote for this blood sucking demons...their cup is almost full.

Lai "the lying liar" Mohammed the comedian dancing in the public square naked....

FarahAideed:
You people are just embarrassing yourself to premium disgrace

After 2023 I wonder where Lai Mohammed will hide....

Olikwuu

fitzmayowa:



After 2023 I wonder where Lai Mohammed will hide....

All of them have finished their legacies over a lunatic

I laugh in chinko. This is when lair Mohamad will know how irrelevant he is.

I just tweeted using VPN.

Come and arrest me if you are the true son of your father.

So funny.

Adeboye and Kumuyi!

Make these cows try am and let's end this country instantly

Mikecold:
Nothing beautiful about a country sharing space with bororo fulani terrorists

No mind the guy

Talking some beautiful sh!t when your next door neighbor is a blood sucking animal from sahel

I've noticed some pantami's children on nairaland. It seems they're asleep now for them not to have displayed their stupidity in this thread.

We are waiting for the prosecution. Malami must be aware by now that the toddler ruling kaduna state is also an offender. But knowing apc they'll bring another propaganda to take our minds of this. Perhaps by herdsmen killing more people without the govt answering them in the language they understand.

Yeahmehn:
I've noticed some pantami's children on nairaland. It seems they're asleep now for them not to have displayed their stupidity in this thread.

We are waiting for the prosecution. Malami must be aware by now that the toddler ruling kaduna state is also an offender. But knowing apc they'll bring another propaganda to take our minds of this. Perhaps by herdsmen killing more people without the govt answering them in the language they understand.

lol

That is to tell you they move in droves, since the ban on Twitter they have been camping at the bmc office

Their superiors are changing their bot batteries for tomorrow