The Federal Government has asked Microsoft giant blogs Facebook and other social media platforms to stop Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) from spreading their news of mass murderers and misery in Nigeria.
The government said this at a meeting with the company held in Abuja on Tuesday.
According to Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, in a statement by his Special Assistant (Media), Segun Adeyemi, made the demand in Abuja at a meeting with a team from Facebook.
He said that since IPOB has been called terrorists, Facebook should not allow them to use their news broadcasting that could cause chaos in the country.
“I invite this call to discuss how these groups want freedom especially those in office use Facebook to spread division and mischief in Nigeria”.
Their apps include false news, hate speech, and they use English and traditional language to call for murderers of their enemies.
Mohammed said the government will be monitoring Facebook and other newspapers to ensure that they are overlooked at the complaints they have given.
He said, “I have called this meeting to enable us to discuss the increasing use of Facebook by separatists and anarchists, especially those of them based outside the country, to instigate violence and ethnic hatred in Nigeria.
“For whatever reason, they seem to have now chosen Facebook as their platform of choice. And their tools include disinformation, incendiary statements and hate speech. They use Facebook broadcasts to reach their followers, who are in thousands. They tag those opposed to their violent ways as ‘saboteurs’ who must be attacked, maimed and killed.
He said the actions of the proscribed group have real-life implications, adding, “By purveying hate and inciting violence, people are getting killed while private and public property are being attacked and destroyed. Security agencies and other symbols of government are their choice targets.”
The minister said despite the numerous complaints to Facebook on the activities of IPOB, nothing has been done by the company to curtail the group’s excesses on the social media platform.
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