A non-governmental organisation named Worried Nigerians Group has sued the nation’s telecommunication companies for denying Nigerians access to Twitter.

The action of the pressure group is coming less than 48 hours after the Federal Government suspended Twitter operations in the country.

Following the ban, the Nigerian Communications Commission ordered Mobile phone networks which comprised MTN, Glo, 9Mobile, and Airtel to block access to the microblogging platform.

The group convener, Deji Adeyanju, disclosed that once courts resume, the group would drag down the telcos for debarring Nigerians from Twitter.

He described the restriction as a breach of the fundamental human rights of the masses.

“Immediately the courts are back, we are going to do it so that we can set a judicial precedent on the matter that Telcoms have no right to disconnect Twitter from Nigeria.

“The Nigerian Constitution section 37 has already placed a responsibility, an obligation on the government to respect the rights of Nigerians to enjoy telecommunications and telegraphic communications as well which Twitter falls within.

“What they (Mobile Operators) are doing is illegal and we must seek the interpretation of the court on that matter,” Adeyanju said.