The federal government says it is planning to launch a national sensitization campaign against ritual killings in the country.
Minister for Information and Communication, Lai Mohammed said this in a chat with journalists on Monday.
According to him, ritual killing have assumed a worrisome dimension in recent years.
He said the fact that some of these ritualists have confessed that they learn the money-making tricks from some social media platforms, it has given a further boost to the campaign to rid social media of unwholesome content.
Part of his statement reads.
In the days ahead, the federal government plans to launch a national sensitisation campaign against ritual murders. Ahead of that, however, we are calling on the media to please lend their strong voices to efforts to stamp out this growing menace.
For those who may still be in doubt, ritual killings have assumed a worrisome dimension in recent years. The fact that some of these ritualists said they learnt the money-making tricks from some social media platforms has given a further fillip to our campaign to rid social media of unwholesome content.
Call it social media regulation or whatever, no serious nation today will allow its social media space to be suffused with dangerous content. As we have said many times, we have no intention to stifle the media or constrict the social media space. But we will not relent in our efforts to ensure a responsible use of the social media.
