FG Commences Deleting of Terrorists Social Media Accounts

The Federal Government has disclosed that the social media accounts of some terrorist members, where they promote their activities and seek funds.

Maj.-Gen. Adamu Laka, the director general of the national counter terrorism centre, disclosed the development in Abuja during the end-of-year briefing on Tuesday, December 23

Laka disclosed that the security agencies in the country have been working with social media companies such as Facebook, TikTok, Instagram and others.

The Federal Government has said that the security agencies in Nigeria are working with the major social media organisations to identify and delete the accounts of social media pages belonging to terrorists in promoting their activities and raising funds.

Maj.-Gen. Adamu Laka, the director general of the national counter terrorism centre, disclosed the development in Abuja during the end-of-year briefing on Tuesday, December 23. He said that platforms such as Facebook, TikTok, Snapchat , Instagram and X have been used by the terrorist members to promote their operations, display looted items and communicate with supporters.