The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has said the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice has the prerogative to decide on those to be prosecuted for violating the Federal government’s suspension of Twitter usage in Nigeria.

The minister made this known in an interview with the BBC Africa Focus on Monday while reacting to reports that General Overseer of the Redeemed Christain Church of God, (RCCG) Pastor Enoch Adeboye and General Overseer of Deeper Life Bible Church, Williams Kumuyi had used Twitter following the suspension of the microblogging site.

“The attorney-general has made it clear that if anybody violates the regulation, that such a person will be prosecuted and this is not about any person. I think it is the right of the attorney-general to decide who to prosecute” says Lai Mohammed.

He also said that the suspension of Twitter was because of the persistent use of the platform for activities that are capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence and most especially the government.

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The RCCG General Overseer, Adeboye, on Monday had tweeted that the RCCG had over 170 nations and territories in the world and that the tweets on the RCCG handle were in accordance with  Article 19 of the UDHR states which states that: “Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.”

Adeboye tweeted: “The Redeemed Christian Church of God is domiciled in more than 170 Nations & Territories. The tweets here are in accordance to Article 19 of the UN universal declaration of Human Rights.”

Also, Deeper Life Bible Church’s Kumuyi, said the mission’s tweets were targeted at its global audience spread across five continents and over 100 nations.

“In view of the Twitter ban in Nigeria, please note that the content shared on this handle is targeted at a global audience in more than five continents and over 100 Nations and we share the content from any of these locations,” Mr Kumuyi said.

Recalled that the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has been directed to immediately commence the process of licensing all social media operations in Nigeria.