The Nigerian government has said it will ban Twitter indefinitely after the social media platform deleted a controversial tweet by the country’s president.
However, a time for when the ban will start has not been given, with the announcement made on the social media platform.
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari posted a message to his account on Tuesday which threatened suspected separatist militants in the southeast of the country.
Twitter deleted the post on Wednesday, saying it was abusive – and the Nigerian government announced the impending ban of the website on Friday.
The full tweet from President Buhari said: “Many of those misbehaving today are too young to be aware of the destruction and loss of lives that occurred during the Nigerian Civil War.Advertisement
“Those of us in the fields for 30 months, who went through the war, will treat them in the language they understand.”