Dear Country Folks,
Two days ago a network of six civil society organizations known
as African Community Impact and
Develpoment Network (AFRI-CID) announced
a platform aimed at responsible social
media usage. AFRI-CID has received
presidential support to launch its
program as its members were received by Mr Femi Adesina Special Adviser on
Media and Publicity to President Buhari on Thursday 14th Sept. Mr President’s SA Media posted this information
on his Facebook for those of you who are his friends on Facebook and even if
you were not , you could access it because
it was shared as a public post.
Essentially these young citizens in my respectful view are irked at
the irresponsible use of social media in disseminating hate speech so don’t be
surprised if access to Facebook is censored or banned in Nigeria. List of
countries where Facebook is banned or censored include China, Morocco,
Malaysia, India, Egypt, Mauritius,
Vietnam, Syria, Iran, Germany, United Kingdom etc.
Note that if Facebook is restricted or banned, I won’t be there to
protest for seven reasons:
1.
Facebook provides a
networking platform for work rather in
Nigeria Facebook distracts professionals from work at the expense of national
development.
2.
Nigerian Law school
a number of students under-performed because of Facebook
3.
Facebook should not
provide a haven for criminal activities and recruits and insults.
4.
There was Cynthia
the pretty daughter of a retired high ranking officer who met some miscreants
on Facebook visited with them was brutalized and brutally murdered.
5.
Only last month two
supposedly Facebook friends one Mr Johnson invited another Mr Ozoemelam
to his birthday party. He got there and
was kidnapped; there are other victims.
6.
Sexual harassment and
online gang rape i.e for culprits
without access to victims the Cyber Crime Act takes care of this category of criminality bearing in mind the Criminal
Act does not cover situations of online sexual misconduct. As you know under
the Criminal Act for an offence to count as rape, the victim and the culprit must
meet not online; physical presence.
7.
Intellectual activities
on Facebook very scarce. Gangsterism by
Augustine Alegeh SAN who operate under
cover of anonymity. If JB Daudu SAN is not inclined to de-robe Augustine Alegeh
for sponsoring crime, is it that JB
Daudu SAN Chair LPDC endorsed savagery.
Should he?
Do not hold me responsible if President Buhari decides to place a ban on Facebook.
Yours sincerely
Attorney Carol Ajie, LL.M Georgetown
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