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SocialMediaBill: Nigerian Army, two others support social media bill

The Senate Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters commenced the public hearing of the ‘Social Media Bill’ on Monday, having passed first and second readings.

Over 20 institutions and groups that appeared at the public hearing, asked the lawmakers to trash the legislation even as many said Nigeria has existing laws that could cover the provision of the bill. “Internet falsehoods can undermine military leadership, lower troops morale, hurt the image of the image of the service and even harm personnel safety and that of their families.

He said they support the bill but that section that will affect the right of Nigerians should be look into. He did not elaborate.On his part, the Director of Administration at the Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs , Yusuf Chinedozi Nwoha, said the bill “that seeks to criminalise the issue of internet falsehood is supported by Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs”.

In the same vein, the support of the NSCIA can be justified by the fact that internet falsehood sometimes creates chaos and confusion which leads to religious arguments and condemnation on social media.

 

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Their abuses of citizens has not been enough for them this particular institution caused Nigerians pains sorrow and cemented barbarism for decades upon decades. They cooked the anti peace anti Progress constitution dt hv kept the nation under several failures. Failed institution

What is army’s business in partisan politics. These guys in power are destroying everything left of Nigeria. O ga oooo

We are gradually drifting to anarchy and authoritarianism where our freedom is finally tamed.

Hahahahaha which army here? So that they will keep lying to Nigerians about their defeats at war fronts and not allow anybody to talk.

Please they are not army... Rather Nigeria boys scout. As long as am concern those burantachi and his Boko Haram repentants are jokers

Those who failed woefully on the duties assigned to them will definitely support the bill

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