Nigeria’s Twitter Ban Is Part Of A Larger Attack On Civil Society – OpEd

By Nelson Olanipekun*

Four years ago, Omoregie** and his friends were arrested without cause and taken into custody. When they got to the station, Omoregie watched as the police began to beat his friends. Afraid, he began to discreetly tweet about the attacks as they took place.

I and many other Twitter users could read...