Social media platform Twitter Inc. has frozen the account belonging to Nigerian activist and co-founder of Bring Back Our Girls co-founder, Aisha Yesufu, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.
According to the report by NAN, the twitter handle belonging to Aisha Yesufu was on Thursday blocked by Twitter, as they published a notice flagging the account.
Twitter wrote: “Caution: this account is temporarily restricted. You are seeing this warning because there has been some unusual activity from this account.
As at the time of this report, Yesufu twitted last 17 hours ago. Below are some of her last tweets before her account was frozen:
The God i worship said i should fight for justice
Even if you have access to power or you have been given some power or whatever gain you get didn’t God say we should fight for justice even if against OURSELVES?
You praised me when i called Goodluck Ebele Jonathan incompetent, clueless and inept. You insult me for calling Muhammadu Buhari @MBuhari incompetent, clueless and inept.
Why?
PERSONAL INCLINATION?
Are we not facing the same injustice? Is it because you have access to power?
That the President is old enough to be my father is not the reason I should not criticise him & make demands. It is about fighting for justice & God has enjoined us to stand firm even against ourselves & our parents to fight injustice!
Why are you focused on personal inclination?
Twitter did not give any reason for freezing the account.
Meanwhile, Mrs Oby Ezekwesili has taken to her own twitter handle @Obyezeks to retweet the announcement of the freezing of Aisha Yesufu’s account.
@MKabrik@AishaYesufu account has been temporarily suspended by @twitter. She is one person who has dedicated her life for the past 5 years in fighting for the good of the Citizens of Nig.She’s under Constant attack,insults&threats by trolls & govt paid agents. Why is her acct restricted?
Ezekwesili went further to tag twitter in a tribute to Aisha Yesufu, posted by another twitter user @OnyemaAbuchi, in which he described Yesufu as a freedom fighter who spoke for the voiceless.
Ezekwesili demanded that twitter must release the account of her co-BBOG founder.
The former minister wrote in the tag: Here @Twitter is a tribute to @AishaYesufu from her fellow citizen who represents the Voice of many. Ignore the intolerant FG @NigeriaGov and it’s internet trolls that despise and attack Aisha here on Twitter daily. Release her account NOW. She does not deserve to be shut down.
As at the time of this report, Aisha Yesufu could not me reached for comments regarding the freezing of her account.