Facebook, a social media platform, has blocked the account of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
The account is said to have been blocked after a live broadcast on Tuesday.
Checks by newsmediang on Wednesday, showed that the account, which has more than 350,000 likes, was unavailable.
“This Page Isn’t Available. The link may be broken, or the page may have been removed. Check to see if the link you’re trying to open is correct,” a notice on the page
A screenshot of Nnamdi Kanu’s Facebook page as of February 3, 2021
In a statement, Emma Powerful, IPOB spokesman, accused Facebook of colluding with the federal government to suppress the “free flow of information”.
Powerful said the group has the right to express its grievances, because herders are allegedly destroying their farms by feeding their cattle with the crops.
“We strongly condemn this attitude of Facebook managers in Lagos and Abuja who collude with corrupt Nigerian government officials to suppress the free flow of information via their platform,” he said.
“This unconscionable and reprehensible attitude amounts to partnering with perpetrators of human rights abuses and other criminal activities masterminded by the Nigeria state against innocent citizens.
Now that our leader has started exposing the atrocities of these wolves in human clothing, Facebook has decided to be an accomplice to mass murder and oppressive tendencies
“But our message to Facebook is simple: no matter how hard you try to suppress the gospel of truth being preached by our leader, the struggle for Biafra liberation cannot be slowed down. On the contrary, our efforts will be intensified because Biafra restoration is a divine mandate that must be accomplished in this era.”
