Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma says he is in total support of the Federal Government’s move to censor the social media.
Uzodimma revealed his stance on Thursday when he received the Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu in Owerri.
“I am strongly advocating that social media should be regulated in Nigeria,” the governor said.
“Opposition party incited hoodlums to cause trouble in Imo because the real protesters went off the street after my address and assurances to them.”
The police boss said social media was the greatest weapon used to escalate the #EndSARS protest across Nigeria.
“I can tell you that our men acted professionally during the protest, they had their guns, they were being killed, yet they respected human dignity,” Adamu said.
“I came specifically to visit vandalised property and to see the level of damage done to police facilities in Imo.’’
Adamu’s visit to Imo followed his trip to Lagos to assess the level of damage to police stations during the protests.
Meanwhile, the social media bill initiated by the Federal Government is before the National Assembly and has scaled second reading at the Senate.
