The Nigerian government has ordered federal prosecutors to arrest and prosecute users of the Twitter app, after a ban on the social media company took effect on Friday.
The move by the government comes two days after the platform removed a tweet by President Muhammadu Buhari that threatened to punish regional secessionists in the West African country.
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