Terrorists may shift radicalisation online, says Buhari

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari , on Wednesday, expressed fears that with the movement of activities to the cyberspace as a result of the lockdown occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, te

rrorist groups may begin to radicalise citizens online.

According to a statement by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, the President made his position known in his remark at the AQABA Process virtual meeting in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Adesina quoted the President as saying that the migration to the cyberspace posed a greater risk for radicalisation, especially with the growing constraints on physical contacts and movements.

“Furthermore, lockdown policies and restrictions of movement in affected areas means that people would move their day to day social and business activities to cyberspace.

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