Access To Twitter Is Fundamental Right, ECOWAS Court Tells FG

The Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) Court of Justice has ruled against the Federal Government of Nigeria on the suspension of Twitter, saying that the app was a fundamental right.
The ECOWAS Court also ruled that the Federal Government cannot arrest or prosecute anybody for using Twitter.
It would be recalled that the Socio–Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), had last Sunday, released a statement that it had dragged President Muhammadu Buhari and the Federal Government to court for placing a ban on Twitter.
The Federal Government, in defence, told ECOWAS Court in a document made available to newsmen, that it suspended the service of Twitter Inc. in compliance with the relevant provisions of its domestic laws.
“The suspension was premised on reasons of national interest and national security of Nigeria.”
It also stated that the suspension of the operation of Twitter in Nigeria has nothing to do with the account of individual twitter users in Nigeria.
The Federal Government also challenged the capacity of the court to sit on the subject matter, stating that, “This Honourable court lacks the jurisdiction to determine the criminalisation of an act under Nigerian domestic laws.”