The Federal Government has once again accused micro-blogging platform Twitter platform and its founder, Jack Dorsey, of being “vicariously liable” for the losses Nigeria suffered during the #EndSARS protests in October last year.
It also accused Twitter of refusing its request to block the account of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader, Nnamdi Kanu.
Minister of Information and Culture Lai Mohammed spoke when he featured on “Politics Nationwide,’’ a Radio Nigeria call-in programme.
He alleged that Dorsey raised funds through Bitcoins to sponsor the #EndSARS protests while Twitter was used to fuel the crisis.
His words: “If you ask people to donate money via Bitcoins for #EndSARS protesters, then you are vicariously liable for whatever is the outcome of the protest.
“We have forgotten that #EndSARS protested led to the loss of lives, including 37 policemen, six soldiers, 57 civilians while property worth billions of naira were destroyed.
“One hundred and sixty-four police vehicles and 134 police stations were razed to the ground, 265 private corporate organisations were looted while 243 public property were looted.
“Eighty-one warehouses were looted while over 200 brand new buses bought by Lagos State Government were burnt to ashes.’’
The minister submitted that it was unfair to conclude that Twitter was suspended indefinitely because it deleted President Muhammadu Buhari’s message.
