#EndSARS: Groups Seek To Be Joined In $1bn Suit Against Twitter

Three groups have indicated their interest to be joined in the one billion dollars’ suit filed by a Nigerian, Adamu Garba, against the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Founder of Twitter International Company, Jack Dorsey.
Garba filed the suit against Dorsey over his alleged sponsorship of the recent #EndSARS protests in parts of the country.
The groups; Association of West Africa Media Lawyers, Centre for Peace and Conflict Management in Africa and Rethink Africa Foundation, in a motion on notice with suit number: FHC/ABJ/CS/1391/2020 filed by their counsel, Noah Ajare, before Justice Folashade Giwa-Ogunbajo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, averred that the application was in public interest.
They said they sought to be joined as amici curiae (i.e as friends of the court) in the matter.
The applicants (amici curiae), while giving their grounds of the application, said they applied specifically to assist the court on the approach to adopt in respect of the violation of the applicant’s (Garba’s) rights to fundamental right of liberty, human dignity and free movement complaint.
“The applicant’s/amici curiae have significant expertise concerning the right to press freedom, fundamental rights, liberty, human dignity, peaceful assembly, and the balancing between this right and other human rights, including rights to freedom of expression, freedom of the press and access to information,” they said.
“The applicant’s/amici curiae also have significant expertise in relation to the exercise of these rights by social media handles, including in cases where such rights seem to conflict with personal rights of individual citizens.