As the sun begins to rise on a new chapter in Nigeria’s civic awakening, the air is thick with determination. April 7th is more than a protest—it is a people’s mandate. It is a national rebuke to years of silence, of pain buried beneath the weight of failed promises and rising hardship. From the streets of Lagos to the creeks of the Niger Delta, from the markets of Kano to the campuses of Enugu, the cry is the same: Enough is enough.
Now, we are receiving credible allegations that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), acting on instruction from desperate powers above, has begun to direct telecom providers—MTN, Glo, Airtel, and 9mobile to tamper with network services ahead of the protest. This is not just a technical maneuver. It is a betrayal of the people’s right to organize, to speak, to connect, and to demand better. It is an assault on civil liberty.
But no matter how dark the skies grow, no matter the evil tactics thrown at us, this movement cannot be stopped. We were not built on data. We were built on truth. We were not called by hashtags. We were called by hardship. This protest was not born in cyberspace, it was born in the soul of a suffering people.
The plan to cripple communication ahead of April 7th is not an isolated incident. It is part of a larger pattern of repression one that is now being codified under the oppressive and draconian Cybercrime Act. This law, in its current form, has become a tool of intimidation rather than a framework for digital protection. It has been weaponized against activists, journalists, and ordinary citizens who dare to speak out. It is being used to stifle free expression, criminalize dissent, and shield the powerful from public accountability.
This is why we are not only marching for economic justice, but also for digital freedom. We call for the immediate repeal of the Cybercrime Act in its current form. No democracy can thrive where the internet is used as a prison. No free society survives where laws are written to gag the people and protect the corrupt.
We see their fear. That is why they are scrambling to shut down networks. That is why they are leaning on flawed legislation to justify the persecution of voices that challenge them. But their fear will not save them from the truth—Nigeria is changing, and there is no going back.
April 7th will be a turning point. They can cut the signals, but they cannot cut the signal of resistance. They can disrupt the networks, but they cannot disrupt our spirit. They can hide behind the Cybercrime Act, but they cannot hide from the people. Let it be known: we are not afraid. The people have found their voice, and this voice will not be silenced, not by shutdowns, not by arrests, not by laws written to protect the guilty.
We demand an end to hardship. We demand accountability from those who have plundered our resources. We demand the right to organize and protest without sabotage or fear. And above all, we demand the repeal of the Cybercrime Act—a law that stands in the way of the free, democratic Nigeria we all deserve.
You can shut down the networks, but you can’t shut down the people.
You can slow the data, but you can’t slow the revolution.
April 7th is unstoppable.
This movement is irreversible.
The people are ready.
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