#EndSARS: APC Chief Sues To Ban Twitter

By Ayodele Oluwafemi

Former All Progressives Congress, APC presidential aspirant, Adamu Garba has filed legal action against the founder/Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Twitter, Jack Dorsey for supporting the #EndSARS protests and the attendant violence caused by hoodlums.

Besides asking for $1 billion compensation to the government of Nigeria, he is also asking for a stop the use of twitter in the country.

Dorsey, last week, showed his support for the #EndSARS protest, while tweeting about the movement against police brutality.

The Twitter CEO also asked his over seven million followers to donate bitcoin to the feminist coalition account, a group that is in charge of the protest funding and logistics.

To give credence to the movement, Twitter added an emoji, showing a fist coloured with the Nigeria flag colours, to the hashtag #EndSARS

The support of Twitter CEO angered Garba, who claimed that Dorsey is sponsoring the #EndSARS movement that is targeted as toppling a democratic government.

On Tuesday, the former Presidential aspirant filed a motion of notice at the Federal High Court, Abuja, asking the Twitter CEO to pay the sum of $1billion to the Federal Government for compensation of the damages of properties and inconveniences resulting from the #EndSARS.

In the court papers posted on his verified Twitter handle, Garba asked the court to direct the Nigeria Communication Commission (NCC) to stop the operations of Twitter in Nigeria.

Respondents in the suit are;

1. THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

2. ATTORNEY GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION

3. NATIONAL SECURITY ADVISER

4. INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE

5. DIRECTOR GENERAL DEPARTMENT OF STATE SECURITY SERVICES

6. THE COMMANDANT GENERAL OF THE NIGERIA SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS

7. NIGERIA COMMUNICATION COMMISSION

8. JACK DORSEY (CEO OF TWITTER INT’L COMPAN & FOUNDER OF TWITTER)

9. TWITTER INTERNATIONAL COMPANY

10. PROTESTERS (ENDSARS PROTEST)

Part of the court papers reads,” A declaration that the mode of sponsorship and protest of the ENDSARS protest by the 8th to 10th Respondents is illegal, unlawful and a vnolatlon of the AppIicant’s fundamental right to libetty, dignity of human person, freedom of movement and economic nght guaranteed and protected under Sections 34(1), 35(1), 41( 1) and 43 of the Constitution of the federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as Amended).

“A declaration that the 1th to 6th Respondents have the constitutional and statutory duties to protect lives and property of cmzens and ensure the existence of peace and order in any part of the territory of the Federal Republic of Nngena as provided under Section 5(1)(a) & (b) of the Constitution of Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1990 (as Amended)

“An order of perpetual injunction restraining the 8th to 10th Respondents whether by themsetves or by their officers, agents, servants, pnvues and/or otherwise however called from further sponsoring and staging the ENDSARS Protest or any protest in any other manner, howsoever described that infringes on the Fundamental Rights of the Applicant (Adamu Garba) as guaranteed by Section, 34(1), 35 (1) and 41(1) of the 1999 Constitution and Article. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 and 12(1) of the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights (Ratification and Enforcement) Act, Cap. A9, 2004.

“An order of thus Hon. Court directing the 1th to 6th Respondents to take measures to stop the 8th to 10th Respondents from further sponsoring and carrying out the ENDSARS Protest using force that is reasonably appropriate in the circumstance of the Protest.

“An order Directing the 7thRespondent to stop the operation of Twitter Int’l Company in any part of the territory of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

“An order directing the 8th nd 9th Respondents jointly to pay the Applicant the sum of $1 Billion USD (One Billion US Dollars) as damages.”

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