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FG Orders Security Agencies To Monitor Social Media Posts
The federal government has directed security agencies to tackle the propagation of hate speech, especially through social media
The order was given at a security meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari at the presidential villa in Abuja.
Mansur Dan Ali, minister of defence, had described the trend of hate speech on social media as worrisome.
“Relevant security agencies should as a matter of urgency tackle the propagation of hate speeches through the social media, particularly by some notable Nigerians,” Ali said.
The development comes one year after Lai Mohammed, minister of information, vowed that the current administration would not regulate social media.
“We have said it before and we want to re-state it: the federal government has no immediate or long-term plan to stifle press freedom. Even the social media, with its warts and all, will neither be regulated nor have its operations tampered with,” he had said in January 2017.
Meanwhile, Dan Ali told state house correspondents that top on the agenda of the three hours meeting with Buhari was the stringent conditions imposed by the United States government for the sale of 12 Super Tucano A29 planes and other weapons to Nigeria at the rate of $495 million.
He said US has insisted that payment must be made by February 20, 2018, and that the aircraft can only be available in 2020.
Dan Ali also said that the US government had asked Nigeria not to send its personnel to understudy the production process of the aircraft as Nigeria did done in the case of other countries.
“The contract include cost which is $494 million to acquire the Super Tucano A29 plans as well as training, where the facilities will be accommodated and continuous servicing among others,” he said.
“Some of the stringent measures include that we will start having them from 2020, which is two years from now. They are also thinking of not allowing our technicians to be part of the production inspection. But this is what we normally do in all the defence contracts, we send our personnel to go and understudy especially when it comes to specialized aircrafts like in Russia, our personnel are permanently based in where the production is being done for this MI35 helicopters.”
The minister said the council has approved that the officials of his ministry meet with the US ambassador to Nigeria, Stuart Symington, to iron out the contending issues.
In December, the government of Donald Trump agreed to sell the aircraft after the Obama administration halted it, citing poor human right record of the military.
Nwachi Ojukwu
January 27, 2018 at 9:29 am
Only IPOB can checkmate the excesses of the political class cos Nigerian youths are all compromised gullible slaves IPOB one family one family IPOB
Mekasife Otogwa
January 27, 2018 at 7:36 am
Na thunder go strike all of them
Godfrey Ogwu
January 26, 2018 at 10:30 pm
Go and monitor fulani herdsmen terrorist
Anthony Ikechukwu Enyi
January 26, 2018 at 8:08 pm
Monitor herdsmen first ! Fools !
Cliff Emenike
January 26, 2018 at 6:31 pm
Stupid country.
Samuel Ifeanyi
January 26, 2018 at 6:07 pm
Waste of time and resources
Turugba Di Wonder
January 26, 2018 at 5:34 pm
Draconian law is back. Just as it happened in 80s under Buhari. They do bad things but they do not want criticism
Favour Ekwueme
January 26, 2018 at 4:03 pm
buhari is a monitoring spirit but all mighty God of my family is bigger than buhari and his monitoring spirit government, failure like you said abasanjo’ that’s the fulani heards men your brother’s you are sponsoring to be killing innocent nigerian’ and you don’t want us to talk we must talk ooooo, in fact the talk just get started get ready to arrest all nigerians including your wife and children because they will criticise you very soon as failure…..gbagam
Tony Njoku
January 26, 2018 at 3:31 pm
Go and tell buhari dat he is a mad man
Ugochukwu Christian Obieke
January 26, 2018 at 12:57 pm
Watch out, the beginning of African Fascism! They can not face the TRUTHS about the present hardship situation in Nigeria.
Osarodion Jeffery
January 26, 2018 at 12:17 pm
when jonathan was the president all kinds.of post was posted.for him, trump in american someone over make a cartoon on his person on the d negative the goverment nver replied none react, no wonder pple are calling our country name bcos of our manners, tins that they we focus on they we not, casing shadow, investigate benue, edo and others terrible killings n bring us the reports, nonesense
Klemmy Udom
January 26, 2018 at 11:59 am
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT are COWARDS
Emeka Unity
January 26, 2018 at 11:16 am
Like seriously
Lawrence Ezealigo
January 26, 2018 at 11:04 am
Then government should builds a lot of maximum prisons for the offenders, when the government of IDIAMIN of UGANDAN failed he has no option than arresting, jailing, killing it’s citizens until he met his end, this is what is going to happen to this administration, period
Classical Ihez
January 26, 2018 at 10:59 am
The so called FG has no sense and lacks focus
Sunrise Ani
January 26, 2018 at 10:57 am
Busy for nothing country
Precious Nwodo
January 26, 2018 at 10:45 am
Have they finish monitoring sambisa forest? If yes Nigerians are waiting for there findings
Moses Anoi
January 26, 2018 at 10:34 am
Go and monitor the fulani terorist herdsmen and their sponsors and supporters.
Edeji Enyinnaya E. Nelson
January 26, 2018 at 10:09 am
Nigeria Useless Country Nigeria Useless Country Nigeria Useless foolish Hausa Boko haram Army.
Nemu Aliga
January 26, 2018 at 8:32 am
for what purpose? Who is this FG that I always hear about?
Augustine Okoye
January 26, 2018 at 6:48 am
I can stop laughing, this is laughable
Ekele Odoma
January 25, 2018 at 11:41 pm
Useless FG do we have federal govt in nigeria,expire group set of people?
Chris John
January 25, 2018 at 11:06 pm
Yange Doo Andrew
January 25, 2018 at 10:15 pm
Let FG also order security agencies to monitor the activities of Herdsmen.
Chyke Chike Chukwunweike
January 25, 2018 at 10:05 pm
na today? you political idiots, nothing works in this country so I have learnt. it’s only how to steal billions of dollars una sabi but your foot soldiers don’t even have mobilization to go and do arrest…. Wakaa to this govt
Damian Chijioke
January 25, 2018 at 10:00 pm
Armed robbers in power.
Temple Eziukwu
January 25, 2018 at 9:57 pm
haha and so what?
Ephraim Tyokase
January 25, 2018 at 9:44 pm
i will change my name to bokoharam and change my Dress to sambisa forest if u like go there and arrest me
Engr Chidi Aloysius Nwosu
January 25, 2018 at 9:39 pm
Hahah useless country
Osemeha Ehis Victor
January 25, 2018 at 9:39 pm
They don’t even no why they vote them to power, I believed they have done their best
Mercy Iloelunachi Onwurah
January 25, 2018 at 9:38 pm
Monitor me and die without achieving your mission. I am right protected by blood of Yahweh Yehoshua HaMashiash the Christ, Amen. Any evil eyes monitoring me for any reason will die for my sake.
Alex Peters Peters
January 25, 2018 at 9:21 pm
D should get ready to arrest d wrong people…. Starting from me
Odo Obinna
January 25, 2018 at 9:18 pm
Fool’s
Samuel Egungwu Ude
January 25, 2018 at 9:14 pm
Total fuck up. We shall always monitor your failure, dazol.
Rachel Chinaza
January 25, 2018 at 9:07 pm
how many persons will you arrest online with your so called security? useless people
Henry Onyekachi Ihemadu
January 25, 2018 at 9:05 pm
Confused and worst administration ever
Rodriguez Pence
January 25, 2018 at 9:04 pm
They should continue monitoring, while we continue posting
Evans Iyke
January 25, 2018 at 8:39 pm
Is that the promises he made during his campaign? Nonsense
Justus Agomuo
January 25, 2018 at 8:32 pm
They should start now. I m online. this government nd their policies are not helping nigerians. QED .
Eze Done
January 25, 2018 at 8:26 pm
BuharI had been monitoring social media, so it is not new thing since Buhari regime. a failure will be chasing air while intelligent people will be planning properly to win the race comming 2019.
Ebei Ibi
January 25, 2018 at 8:02 pm
They will monitor tire
Emmanuel Uzochukwu Osuji
January 25, 2018 at 7:44 pm
Militant democracy
John Nwokedi
January 25, 2018 at 7:33 pm
WHY NOT SHUT DOWN THE INTERNET!
Ifeanyi Nweke
January 25, 2018 at 10:52 pm
they also using the internet
Emmanuel Shady
January 25, 2018 at 7:29 pm
They’re stupid
Samsom Edwin
January 25, 2018 at 7:28 pm
F9 for u
Samuel Sunday
January 25, 2018 at 7:28 pm
Autocratic government
Okey Ugwu
January 25, 2018 at 7:19 pm
Did Nigeria have government i didn’t know nawaoo
Izuchukwu Evangelist
January 25, 2018 at 7:07 pm
Intolerance, high handedness and official sectionalism are part if the reasons former president Obasanjo wrote a stinker to Buhari recently.! Buhari never learns.!!
Anthony Osemeha
January 25, 2018 at 7:06 pm
Dis cow colonists govt dos not hav shame oooo: Instead of dem to face wat dey were voted to do, dey are spending dia injury time to monitor social media. Non sense
Ani Moses
January 25, 2018 at 6:53 pm
Are you sure the person on top is the ……….?
Nwa Chineke Chidozie
January 25, 2018 at 6:53 pm
When a black cow is placed on a sit in asorock that is d kind of thing we will be hearing
Waribo Ferene Oko Jaja
January 25, 2018 at 6:48 pm
Buhari is a mad man.
Kufre Jumbo
January 25, 2018 at 6:29 pm
Nnalue T. Nwamessiah
January 25, 2018 at 6:25 pm
Muhammad Bihari is the father of hate speech. A case study of 2010 to 2014 pre – election preparation.
Shijja'uddeen Yahaya Sfn
January 25, 2018 at 6:15 pm
It Is Not Good To Be Insulting Leaders On Social Media
Sam Samuel
January 25, 2018 at 7:20 pm
Who are the Leaders mention them.
Justus Agomuo
January 25, 2018 at 8:35 pm
So is good for a leader to killing people nd wrong policies
Nwachi Ojukwu
January 25, 2018 at 9:59 pm
Buenos good for the leaders to kill the masses at of impunity u must be an animal
Mobolaji Johnson
January 25, 2018 at 6:15 pm
WHO EVER GAVE THE ORDER IS VERY MAD!!!Ee Ti Ya Werey Sir
Chinonso Basil
January 25, 2018 at 6:13 pm
OK now
Tribeofjudah Austine
January 25, 2018 at 6:11 pm
Go and monitor fulani headsmen shitholes
Chuck Samson
January 25, 2018 at 6:10 pm
Bcos of what in this 21century
Anthony Ekweolu
January 25, 2018 at 5:56 pm
God punish u wicked leaders nonsense people
John Chiji de Alkoxy
January 25, 2018 at 5:55 pm
They will still monitor the time i urinate
Kingsley Istanbul Vam
January 25, 2018 at 5:41 pm
All hail Biafra
Kingsley Istanbul Vam
January 25, 2018 at 5:41 pm
Bastars fools
Victor Chibike Ahanonu
January 25, 2018 at 5:38 pm
HAGGARD LOOKING PIGLETS.
De Bigbrother Kehinde Adeyemi
January 25, 2018 at 5:38 pm
For inside democracy
Pec Nwabueze
January 25, 2018 at 5:34 pm
Group of old idiots with cow brain
Tochukwu Stanley
January 25, 2018 at 5:31 pm
Hahaha this country is too Old to be a country
Micheal Daniel
January 25, 2018 at 5:31 pm
When the wicked like mr. buhari is in authourity the people suffer..Evil runs in mr. buhar’s blood
Okezie Collins
January 25, 2018 at 5:26 pm
Hahahaha buhari is a shithole come to ma house ooooooooooooooooooo am in Canada
Daniel C Unakalamba
January 25, 2018 at 5:24 pm
Daniel C Unakalamba
January 25, 2018 at 5:24 pm
Devil is a liar
Victor Kings
January 25, 2018 at 7:09 pm
Indeed he has failed completely
Okoye Chris Chukwunonso
January 25, 2018 at 5:19 pm
Misplacement of priorities
Ndubuisi Azubuike
January 25, 2018 at 5:18 pm
For what, nig na aw oooo
Uche Chidiebere Joe
January 25, 2018 at 5:16 pm
Hohohohohohohoh…..tell me a person with knowledge of how to run a good governance, is he capable of understanding how the internet run? Tell them this is not hiting head on the ground
Nwabuokei Ndadas Nizo Chinedu
January 25, 2018 at 5:15 pm
Lolsssssssssssssssssssssssssssss nigeria jagajaga jagajaga
Biafra Bueze
January 25, 2018 at 5:11 pm
THATS SHIT HOLE NIGERIA FOR YOU
Ugwu Brendan Onyebuchi
January 25, 2018 at 5:09 pm
Trash
Chidex Hillson
January 25, 2018 at 5:08 pm
Wonderment of wonders.But dis useless government used social media to bring down d government of GEJ. Pls Come and carry me from my domot in Aso villa. Una no get work.
Ebere Devine
January 25, 2018 at 5:06 pm
zoo Bob on and monkeys.
Ken King
January 25, 2018 at 4:58 pm
Start from the beginning, they initiated it
Solo KC
January 25, 2018 at 5:20 pm
mumu is it not buhari corps awusa carry on that catoon? foolish cows
Adedapo Adebisi Adejuwon Barcelona
January 25, 2018 at 4:56 pm
Hahaha I will be the first person to be arrested may peace never be with those wicked leaders in Nigeria may untimely death visit their children’s wherever they’re.
Ifeanyichukwu Madunagu
January 25, 2018 at 4:51 pm
Cow president talking
Chibuzo Nestor King
January 25, 2018 at 4:51 pm
They are idiots
Mazi Mike Ikeh
January 25, 2018 at 4:49 pm
Taaaaaa….. Brukutu order
Rony Mandy
January 25, 2018 at 4:48 pm
How we missed you sir. You are indeed a true leader.
Rony Mandy
January 25, 2018 at 4:48 pm
Obafemi Gbenga
January 25, 2018 at 4:46 pm
Nigerians were warned!!
Marizu Nwankwo
January 25, 2018 at 4:45 pm
when mad people plus illiteracy is in government.
King Kalu Ogba
January 25, 2018 at 4:42 pm
Nonsense
Uwakwe Micheal Ikechukwu
January 25, 2018 at 4:42 pm
Useless people
Benjamin Robinson
January 25, 2018 at 4:41 pm
That’s beautiful