Kaduna — A curious order emanating from a Sharia judge in Kaduna State is seeking to gag users in a forum launched recently on an amputation case on Facebook and Twitter.
Justice Lawal Muhammed of Magajin Gari Sharia Court in Kaduna has ordered social networking sites - Facebook and Twitter - to stop discussions on the amputation of Buba Bello Jangebe until the determination of the suit instituted by the Association of Muslim Brotherhood of Nigeria.
The restraining order is the first of its kind in Nigeria where a court seeks to interfere in the freedom of interaction and activities of people online.
It is not clear how the restraining order would be enforced.
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