 The federal government has told the federal High Court in Lagos that it has not stopped Nigerians from using Twitter. The Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, and the federal government said this in a counteraffidavit they deposed to in response to an originating motion filed by human rights lawyer Nibbeh Effiong. The government suspended Twitter on June 4th, barely two days after the social media platform deleted a tweet by President Mahmoud Abwari. That hasn't deterred Nigerians from tweeting though as many do so by using virtual private networks.