A UK-based blogger has been summoned by the Nigerian Cybercrime Police Centre over a post about Omoyele Sowore’s birthday, as well as other comments made online.
The blogger, who has not been named, is required to appear before the police in Nigeria.The summons is believed to be related to the blogger’s online activities, which may have been deemed critical of the Nigerian government or its officials.
Sowore, a prominent Nigerian activist and journalist, has been a vocal critic of the government and has faced harassment and arrest in the past.The move has raised concerns about freedom of speech and online expression in Nigeria, where the government has been known to crack down on dissenting voices.
