Skip to main content

Installing Twitter App Is Seditious Under Penal Code Of Nigeria – AGF Malami

The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, has told the ECOWAS Court that simply having the Twitter app on one’s mobile device in Nigeria constitutes the offence of sedition under the strict penal code applicable to Northern Nigeria.

Mr Malami’s argument was part of a 17-page defence document filed before the court on September 27 in response to an ongoing class action suit challenging the Buhari regime’s crackdown on Nigerians using the micro-blogging platform.

“Furthermore, it is apt to note that the possible prosecution of violator(s) does not only lie against the use and operation of Twitter in Nigeria, a careful examination of section 419 of the Penal Code (Northern States) Federal Provisions Act shows that the installation of Twitter App alone could suffice as an offence under the section, that is the offence of possession seditious articles,” the court document said.

Read Also: Nigeria Has Identified And Detained Boko Haram Sponsors – AGF Malami

In the argument presented by lawyers from the Ministry of Justice, including Maimuna Lami Shiru and Enock Simon, Mr Malami asserted that having the mobile application installed on one’s device also constitutes the possession of seditious articles under the Penal Code.

The Federal Government outlines four offences actionable under the Penal Code of Northern Nigeria. The offences include inciting disaffection to the government, exciting hatred between classes, possession of seditious articles, and importation of prohibited publications.Malami

These offences are all pursuant to the Penal Code (Northern States) Federal Provisions Act, though it was unclear why the Buhari-led regime would apply a set of laws drafted for a portion of the country over Nigeria’s multiethnic and multi-religious population of about 200 million people.

Read Also: “Has The Naira Appreciated?” – Reno Omokri Blasts CBN Governor Days After Declaring AbokiFX Owner Wanted

The consolidated lawsuit before the regional court was filed by a coalition of activists and media houses, including Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project and Peoples Gazette, challenging the banning of Twitter’s operations in the country. The court has adjourned till January 2022 for ruling.

In June, after the ban had been announced by information minister Lai Mohammed, Mr Malami directed for the immediate prosecution of offenders of the ban despite violating it himself.


Photo Credit: Getty

The post Installing Twitter App Is Seditious Under Penal Code Of Nigeria – AGF Malami appeared first on KOKO TV Nigeria | Nigeria News & Breaking Naija News - Nigeria News & Breaking Naija News | Nigeria Fashion & Style | Nigeria Beauty | Nigeria Entertainment | Nigeria Designers | Nigeria Weddings.



from KOKO TV Nigeria | Nigeria News & Breaking Naija News https://ift.tt/3B2gpdB
via news
Labels:

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

If I Ever Get Married And Feel My Husband Is Cheating, I’ll Pay A Hot Woman To Seduce Him – Princess Shyngle

Actress Princess Shyngle has disclosed that she is a jealous partner as she revealed some of the things she might do if she ever gets married. According to the Gambian-born actress, if she ever gets married and feels her husband is cheating but has not been caught, she will pay a hot woman to seduce him. Read Also: Davido’s Lamborghini Dey Enter My Eyes Sha – Burna Boy Admits Shyngle also revealed that if this works, she doesn’t know what she will do. The actress however added that she needs to work on the jealous side of her before dating again. She wrote; If I ever get married and I feel my husband is cheating on me but I’ve never caught him, I will literally find a beautiful hot girl that I’ll pay to seduce him. If she succeeds, hmmmmmm, I don’t know what I will do honestly. Read Also: Tender Proof To Show I Slept With You Or Stop The Rigmarole — Mompha Tells Bobrisky I’m such a freaking jealous partner when I’m in love and it sucks lol. I guess I need to work on that befo
Post a Comment
Read more

Nigerian Actor Arrested For Peddling Drugs In India

Nigerian national, Chekwume Malvin, who works as an actor in the Indian film industry has been arrested for allegedly peddling drugs . The 45-year-old was caught red-handed on Wednesday near the BDA Complex in HRBR Layout by operatives of the Indian Police Service, attached to the K.G. Halli police division . The police seized about 15 grams of MDMA, 250 ml of hashish oil, ₹2,500 (N13, 850) in cash and a mobile phone. The total value of the seized items is estimated to be around ₹8 lakh (N44). Read Also: “Has The Naira Appreciated?” – Reno Omokri Blasts CBN Governor Days After Declaring AbokiFX Owner Wanted Inquiries revealed that Malvin had come to India on a medical visa but then enrolled in the New York Film Academy in Mumbai to learn acting. According to The Hindu, the police said he had completed a six-month course in acting from the same academy in Abuja in Nigeria. After completing the course in Mumbai, Malvin joined the film industry and acted in over 20 Tamil, Malayalam
Post a Comment
Read more

“The Appalling Atrocity Of Slavery Forever Stains Our History” – Prince Charles Says As Barbados Ends 394 Years Of British Monarchical Rule And Becomes A Republic

Prince Charles has acknowledged the “appalling atrocity of slavery”, describing it as something “which forever stains our history”, during the ceremony marking Barbados’ historic transition to a republic. Charles summed up the period when the UK was one of the leading players in the transatlantic slave trade as the “darkest days of our past”, but looking to the future said the “creation of this republic offers a new beginning”. The prince will be head of state of many nations in the Caribbean when he becomes king and his words will resonate across the region. Barbados’ ties with the British monarchy going back centuries were severed just after the clock struck midnight on Tuesday morning when the nation’s first president, Dame Sandra Mason, was sworn into office replacing the Queen as head of state during a televised open-air ceremony in the capital Bridgetown. In a message to the president and the people of Barbados, the Queen sent the new republic her “warmest good wishes for yo
Post a Comment
Read more