The Nigerian government has ordered federal prosecutors to arrest and prosecute users of the Twitter app, after a ban on the social media company took effect on Friday.
Nigeria's Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, issued the directive Saturday in a statement signed on his behalf by his spokesman, Dr. Umar Jibrilu Gwandu.
" at a news conference on Wednesday after Buhari's tweet was deleted.Nigeria's ban on Twitter was swiftly implemented as Twitter's site was inaccessible for many Nigerians from the early hours of Saturday.However, some Nigerians were able to circumvent the ban, through the use of a virtual private network which allows users to access public networks with encrypted internet connections.
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