FG Mulls Ban On Porn Websites

The National Security Adviser, Col. Sambo
Dasuki (rtd.), says the Federal
Government is planning to introduce a
law that will ban and block all porn
websites in the country.
He stated this at the closing ceremony of
a three-day workshop on use of social
media organised for Islamic preachers,
Imams and youths in Kaduna on Sunday.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)
reports that the workshop, which was
organised by the national body of Izalatil
Bid’a Wa’iqamatis Sunna (JIBWIS), aimed
at correcting anomalies in the use of
social media.
Dasuki, who was represented by the
Minister of Special Duties, Alhaji Kabiru
Turaki, said: “Government is planning to
ban and block websites that inculcate
negative attitudes in our children but we
need a law to support such move.
“Because without a law, people can go to
court and claim infringement on their
rights.”
While urging preachers to avoid use of
unguided utterances against leaders,
Dasuki said that preachers were not
politicians but they must play politics.
In his remarks, Gov. Muktar Yero of
Kaduna State stressed the need for
credible people to join politics in order to
contribute their quota toward sanitizing
the system.
He cautioned people against the use of
social media negatively to blackmail
others.
Yero called on Muslims to be united and
intensify efforts on prayers toward a
violent-free elections.
The National Chairman of the Islamic
organisation, Sheikh Abdullahi Bala-Lau,
appealed to the Federal Government to
do everything within its power to avoid
blood shade, especially in the North-
Eastern sub-region.
He urged leaders in the country to ensure
equity, justice and fair play in leading
Nigerian citizens irrespective of their
religious affiliation.
Bala-Lau advised politicians not to use
the workshop venue to send provocative
messages to their rivals.
The Emir of Zazzau, Alhaji Shehu Idris,
who was represented by Alhaji Yahaya
Yusuf, called on Muslims to emulate the
holy Prophet of Islam in both character
and action to attract more people to
Islam. (NAN)