Twitter suspends Nigerian accounts in Cape Verde row over envoy

Graffiti demanding Colombian businessman Alex Saab’s freedom, in Caracas. PHOTO | AFP

 

Twitter has suspended the accounts of a number of Nigerian influencers who have been accused by the US government of having orchestrated the deadly October 2020 protests against police.

The influencers have been accused of meddling in the diplomatic row over Venezuela’s envoy Alex Saab, currently being held by the government of Cape Verde.