The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, has directed the Director of Public Prosecution to begin the immediate prosecution of violators of the Federal Government’s order suspending Twitter operations in Nigeria.
Umar Gwandu, spokesperson for the AGF disclosed this in a statement titled ‘Twitter ban: Malami orders the prosecution of offenders on Saturday.
The statement read in part, “Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN has directed for the immediate prosecution of offenders of the Federal Government ban on Twitter operations in Nigeria.
“Malami directed the Director of Public Prosecution of the Federation at the Office of the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, to swing into action and commence in earnest the process of prosecution of violators of the Federal Government De-activation of operations of Twitter in Nigeria.
“Malami directed the DPPF to liaise with the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy, National Communication Communication, and other relevant government agencies to ensure the speedy prosecution of offenders without any further delay.”
