Malami Downloaded VPN, Logged Into Twitter To Deactivate Account

The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN),
on Tuesday logged into Twitter and deactivated his account using
Virtual Private Networks (VPN), a screenshot posted by the minister
has shown.

This is despite Malami’s threats to Nigerians that using Twitter
could land them in jail.

The AGF had posted a photo of his deactivated Twitter
account.

However, a critical look at the photo by just clicking on it
showed that indeed Malami had accessed his Twitter account with the
aid of a VPN.

VPN is a connection that allows users to establish a protected
network connection when using public networks.

A clear look at the photo showed that VPN was active on the
phone the AGF used for the screenshot.

Recall that the Federal Government suspended, indefinitely, the
operations of Twitter, the microblogging and social networking
service, in Nigeria.

This is disclosed by the Minister of Information and Culture,
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, via a statement issued by the Ministry’s
spokesperson, Segun Adeyemi.

The Minister cited the persistent use of the platform for
activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate
existence.

“The Federal Government has also directed the NBC to immediately
begin the process of licensing all Over-The-Top (OTT) and social
media operations in Nigeria,” the statement read.

Also, “Attorney general of the federation and minister of
justice, Abubakar Malami, has directed for immediate prosecution of
offenders of the federal government ban on Twitter operations in
Nigeria,” a spokesperson, Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, said.

The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami (SAN),
on Tuesday logged into Twitter and deactivated his account using
Virtual Private Networks (VPN), a screenshot posted by the minister
has shown.

This is despite Malami’s threats to Nigerians that using Twitter
could land them in jail.

The AGF had posted a photo of his deactivated Twitter
account.

However, a critical look at the photo by just clicking on it
showed that indeed Malami had accessed his Twitter account with the
aid of a VPN.

VPN is a connection that allows users to establish a protected
network connection when using public networks.

A clear look at the photo showed that VPN was active on the
phone the AGF used for the screenshot.

Recall that the Federal Government suspended, indefinitely, the
operations of Twitter, the microblogging and social networking
service, in Nigeria.

This is disclosed by the Minister of Information and Culture,
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, via a statement issued by the Ministry’s
spokesperson, Segun Adeyemi.

The Minister cited the persistent use of the platform for
activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate
existence.

“The Federal Government has also directed the NBC to immediately
begin the process of licensing all Over-The-Top (OTT) and social
media operations in Nigeria,” the statement read.

Also, “Attorney general of the federation and minister of
justice, Abubakar Malami, has directed for immediate prosecution of
offenders of the federal government ban on Twitter operations in
Nigeria,” a spokesperson, Umar Jibrilu Gwandu, said.