Wary of the gathering storm of public resentment of its fuel subsidy removal, the Nigeria government might have prevailed on telecommunication service providers to shut down Blackberry Services (BIS) nationwide in order to prevent people from being able to organize protests against it.

Information reaching SaharaReporters said that those services will be disrupted by the companies tomorrow, January 3, following directives and threats from some people close to President Goodluck Jonathan
It was gathered that the presidency has grown increasingly worried about the influence that social media has had in coordinating public opinion on the fuel subsidy issue. We also gathered that the police have been directed to prevail and use force on any protesters. Insiders say the plan protest has sent jitters down the spine of the government, and that it is ready to use everything available at its disposal to nip it in bud.

This afternoon in Abuja, police arrested a former member of the House of Representatives, Dino Melaye and two other youth activists. Dino led protesters who had gathered to collect signatures in protest against the fuel subsidy removal withdrawal.
source; SAHARA REPORTER

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