Nigeria Condemns Twitter for Deleting President Buhari’s Tweet
- Minister says social media giant’s actions are “suspect”
- Buhari tweet was deemed to be in violation of Twitter rules
Muhammadu Buhari
Photographer: Ludovic Marin/AFP/Getty Images
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The Nigerian government condemned Twitter Inc. for deleting a tweet in which the country’s leader threatened to crack down on separatists.
The social media giant’s actions are “suspect,” Information Minister Lai Mohammed told journalists in the capital, Abuja, Tuesday. President Muhammadu Buhari has “the right to express dismay and anger” about recent attacks targeting security agents in southeastern Nigeria, he said. Twitter took down Buhari’s tweet for violating its rules.