The directive has been widely condemned as draconian, primitive and unconstitutional by Nigerians and foreign missions with diplomatic ties with Nigeria.
Attorney-General Abubakar Malami cited severe insecurity for the regime’s draconian move, which has continued to stir squabbles amongst administration officials.
Several persons were reported dead or missing after the military shooting at Lekki Toll-Gate and other parts of the state last October.
Although Facebook did not release any official statement regarding the post, observations by The Gazette indicated that the post has been removed.
FBI has arrested Nigerian Charles Onus for cybercrime, hacking over 5,500 company user accounts and diverting payroll of about $800,000 into prepaid debit cards.
In the eight-page memo of May 4, 2021, Mr Malami argued that insecurity across Nigeria has reached a level that could no longer be checked by existing democratic techniques.
Twitter had seen no wrongdoing in its response to some of those who marked the tweet as genocidal and reported it as a violation of its policy.
Condester Sichwale, a Tanzanian female lawmaker, was kicked out of the parliament on Tuesday for wearing ‘strange’ cloths.
Twitter says President Muhammadu Buhari’s “genocidal” tweet does not violate its rules amid Nigerians’ calls for the suspension of his account.
The social networking service is yet to respond to The Gazette’s email seeking comments on Mr Buhari’s tweet.
