Sweden’s embassy in Nigeria has reacted to the ban imposed on Twitter by the Nigerian government.
In a terse post via its Twitter handle on Friday evening, the Sweden noted that Nigerians have the constitutional right to exercise their freedom of expression.
It further stated this constitutional right must be respected.
“Nigerians have a constitutional right to exercise their freedom of expression and a right to access of information. This must be respected.
“Safeguarding free, independent media and civic spaces for democratic voices is an important part of Sweden’s #DriveForDemocracy #TwitterBan,” Sweden stated.