Telecom operators deactivate all Twitter accounts in Nigeria

Telecom operators in the country have deactivated all twitter user accounts on their networks at the wee hours of Saturday.

 This followed  federal government’s  indefinite suspension of twitter operations in Nigeria.

No twitter account of any Nigerian is working within the country as at this time.

  The federal government had on Friday announced the suspension of Twitter’s operations indefinitely in the country.

The suspension was contained in a statement signed on Friday by the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed and made available to Journalists.