Twitter has reacted to the federal government’s decision to suspend its operations in Nigeria by expressing “deep concern”.
The Federal Government had, on Friday, suspended Twitter’s operations indefinitely, after accusing the micro-blogging site of “undermining Nigeria’s existence.”
In a statement on Friday, Lai Mohammed, Minister for Information, said the government was forced to act because of “the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence”.
However, as of the time of this report, the platform is still active within Nigeria.
In their reaction, Twitter’s senior policy communications manager for Europe, Middle East and Africa, Sarah Hart, said the company is investigating the development.
Hart said: “The announcement made by the Nigerian Government that they have suspended Twitter’s operations in Nigeria is deeply concerning.
“We’re investigating and will provide updates when we know more.”
This country is in deep mess