With many Nigerians standing firmly against the social media bill, it was gathered that this morning, Civil society groups marched down to the National Assembly gate to protest over the proposed Hate Speech Bill and Social Media Bill.
A lot of calls have been made against the bill sponsored by former Senate spokesman, Senator Abdullahi Sabi which has already passed first and second reading.
The protesters were seen with placards and banners bearing “#SAY NO TO SOCIAL MEDIA BILL” and “#SAY NO TO HATE SPEECH BILL.”
It was also learnt that the were also calling for the immediate release of Mr Omoyele Sowore who still under te custody of the Department of State Services despite being granted bail by the court.
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