The Nigerian Communications Commission has said that it is
not within its purview to arrest and prosecute violators of the Twitter
suspension order.
Recall that in a statement on Saturday, the Attorney General
of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, had directed the Director of Public
Prosecution to liaise with the Ministry of Communication and Digital Economy,
the NCC and other relevant government agencies “to ensure the speedy
prosecution of offenders without any further delay.”
But when contacted on Monday on how far the NCC had gone in
collaborating with the DPP to prosecute offenders, the Director of Public
Affairs, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde, said it was not within the power of the commission
to arrest or prosecute.
“The NCC is a regulator. It is not within our power to
arrest or prosecute. Based on our statement, we limited ourselves based on the
order given to us by the government, which was to instruct the operators to
disconnect, which was what we did. So, the other aspects are not within our
purview,” Adinde said.
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