An unidentified group has submitted petitions to the Ministry of Justice, Information and Culture, demanding that Facebook be banned permanently in Nigeria.
Recall that Nigeria recently banned Twitter after the social media platform deleted a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Nigerian government also accused Twitter of acting against the interest of Nigeria.
The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, had cited ‘the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence as the reason for the suspension.
Meanwhile, a group on Friday submitted petitions to the Ministry of Justice, Information and Culture, for another giant social media, Facebook to be banned permanently in Nigeria.
The group which turned up at the Ministry of Justice with placards accused Facebook of censoring comments on the platform even though they are making millions from the country.
The leader of the group said he was given a strike after he shared the confessional statement of a terrorist, an action that is against the community standards of the platform.
The group also alleged that his reach on the platform has been reduced, adding that the social media giant needs to be “spoken to in a language they understand”.
Meanwhile, the Nigerians have reacted to the unidentified group, they said the President Buhari administration is using the group to achieve their aim on social media.
@Joseph Aroaye Julius, “If there should be investigations, we may find out that they were paid to do this. See what lack of employments and hunger/hardship has caused. Tomorrow this once too will say they are the leaders of tomorrow. What a pity for some of the so-called youths”.
@Ashiwaju Oluwamuyiwa Omo Ajisafe, “Nigeria little rulers don’t need to ban social media institutions. They should just ban Nigeria. So that everyone can have a peaceful order from God of Love and peace…..”
@Lifted Edubamoh Oyinbo, “This is what Nigeria government has reduced the youth to, they take any offer they see on the street because of unemployment and poverty. I pity this youth. Rubbish set of youth.”
@Moses Ngawuyah, “If you can use your knowledge, Wisdom, skills etc, to achieve your goals youths, Somebody their, politicians manipulation, politicians bigotry, politicians hate speech, politicians without God-fearing, they will use you and dom you into prison, many are in prison because they are fighting for their oga. Learn from someone mistake and get the sense”.
@Leonard Palmer, “When they tell you people to know your right. The majority of you will reply back that do we have a right in Nigeria. Since you have all agreed that you all don’t have a right. Then those in power can continue to stampede on all of us by banning Twitter, Facebook, Instagram et al. Very soon they will ban Nigerian from breathing in fresh air and from using sunlight. Ona mumu never do una.”
@Ayodeji Adegunna, “Sponsored by this administration, we know before that they are looking for ways to stop all social media and then cover their atrocities to the world. Abeg, Facebook is not our problem.”
@Chima Nwamulunamma, “foolish and jobless, let politicians keep using your brains when you can’t useful for yourself.”
@Julius F Abiodun, “Unknown group and unknown gunmen are now seeking relevance in Nigeria. May God expose and disgrace them in Jesus name. Amen”
@Christian Jack Jereigns “This group is politically sponsored by undemocratic personalities who don’t like freedom of expression, in general, social media. These people are just pawns behind the real people who have sponsored them. If you run a cursory check, they are all APC foot soldiers disguising as a group”.
