Order Military to stop monitoring Nigerians on social media, SERAP tells Buhari

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to instruct the military to stop monitoring activities of Nigerians on the social media.
In an open letter written to the president, the group expressed concern over what it describes as a violation of the constitutional rights of Nigerians to freedom of expression and privacy online.
The letter follows a statement by the Director of Defence Information, Major-General John Enenche that the activities of Nigerians on the social media are now being monitored for hate speech, anti-government and anti-security information by the military.
The group also noted that “monitoring Nigerians on social media would criminalize their freedom and the activity of urnalists that are critical of the government, and censor the media from reporting on sensitive and critical information that is relevant to the public interest but controversial to the government”. SERAP insists that Nigerians should be allowed to discuss government policies and engage in political debates; report on corruption in government, and exercise their right to expression of opinion and dissent.
The group notes that protecting the expression of Nigerians on the internet is critical to the survival of democracy.