The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has concluded
plans to block a total of 21 websites and domain names suspected to have sympathy and link with the Igbo and Biafra, reports ITRealms.
Some of the domains cut across .com, .net, info and .org respectively.
NCC in a leaked letter sighted by ITRealms to one of its licensee, names
withheld, which has office address located at Off Gerard Road, Ikoyi-Lagos and
dated 20th October, and acknowledged on 24th October 2017, entitled
"Re: Request To Prevent the Commission of an offence under Section 146 of
the Nigerian Communications Act, 2003," referenced an earlier letter dated
27 September 2017 on the subject matter.
In this letter, NCC had directed the operator to restrict
access to several pro-Igbo and Biafra identified websites for alleged threat to
national security.
According the letter signed by duo of Director, New Media
& Information Society, Engr. Haru Alhassan and Head, Legal & Regulatory
Services, Mrs Yetunde Akinloye on behalf of the Executive Vice Chairman (EVC)
and Chief Executive Officer of NCC, Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, the threats were
identified by the Office of the National Security Adviser (NSA).
ITRealms further
reports that NCC had directed the operator to immediately take steps to
restrict access within the Nigerian cyberspace in respect of the 21 additional
websites by blocking the domain names.
The restricted document, ITRealms reports affected 21 websites
and domains, including:
1. http://www.igbofocus.co.uk
2. http://www.ipobgovernment.org
3. http://www.biafraland.com
4. http://www.biafraradio.com
5. http://www.biafranet.com
6. http://www.thebiafrastars.co
7. http://www.biafraforum.com
8. http://www.biafrainc.com
9. http://www.biafra.com
10. http://www.biafra.net
11. http://www.biafra.club
12. http://www.biafra.info
13. http://www.biafranigeriaworld.com
14. http://www.ekwenche.org
15. http://www.gobiafra.com
16. http://www.restoringbiafranationhood.info
17. http://www.ustream.tv/channel/biafra-television
18. http://www.biafrasay.com
19. http://www.bafmembers.com/
20. http://www.thebiafrapost.com
21. http://www.naij.com
Further, ITRealms reports
that the operator was given till Wednesday, 25th October, 2017 to implement the
directive and provide update to the Commission within seven days of
implementation.
Chuks Egbune/GEE
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