News emerged yesterday that Twitter had suspended the account of Niger Delta Avengers.
The militant group’s Twitter account was suspended following its announcement on the micro-blogging site that it had carried out five attacks on key oil installations in the last few days.
According to Vanguard, although Twitter does not comment on individual accounts for privacy and security reasons, a spokesman for the site said, Avengers account was suspended in line with the company’s policy, which detailed specific rule pertaining to violent threats.
The rule says that “you may not make threats of violence or promote violence, including threatening or promoting terrorism.”
The Avengers allegedly contravened this rule by using a Twitter account as its main form of communication, using it to publicize claims of attacks and as a platform to criticise the Federal Government.
In February, Twitter said it had shut down more than 125,000 terrorism-related accounts since the middle of 2015, most of which were linked to the Islamic State group.
