BEVERLY HILLS, June 07, (THEWILL) – Nigerian comedian, Bright Okpocha, says the Federal Government would soon look for excuses to also ban Facebook and Instagram in Nigeria after the suspension of Twitter’s operations in the country.
The government had suspended the operations of the micro-blogging platform in Nigeria on Friday because of “the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence.”
The sanction has continued to attract widespread outrage, with many Nigerians and celebrities, condemning the move.
Joining the fray on Monday, the comedian stated that the ongoing move to regulate social media would not end with the suspension of Twitter.
According to him, the suspension of Twitter’s operations was a manifestation of the government’s initial plans to censor the social media landscape.
Basketmouth said: “Do you know that our leaders are the most straightforward in the world? They’ve been dropping hints about what’s happening now before but we didn’t pay attention then,” he stated in a video on his Instagram page.
“This whole thing will not end with the ban on Twitter. Soon, they would claim that IPOB is using Instagram for their meeting and the next thing you’ll hear is that it has been banned.
“Then the government would shift attention to Facebook that it’s what bandits use to track people’s identities before kidnapping them and thereafter also ban it.
“At that point, they would have banned everything. Twitter is just the first. They’ll soon find excuses to also ban the other social media platforms including TikTok. Their plan is to ban everything so that we won’t be able to communicate with the outside world again.”
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