Nigeria: Wike Alleges Plot to Shut Down Internet

1 February 2019

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led federal government through the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA) has directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to work with internet service providers to shutdown internet access during the forthcoming elections.

Wike, who spoke yesterday during a courtesy visit by Savannah Centre Council on Peaceful and Violence Free in Nigeria at the Government House Port Harcourt, stated that shutting down internet access by the NSA and INEC is aimed at facilitating the rigging of the 2019 general elections.

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