-ABUJA- Thursday 1 July 2021: United Kingdom Diplomat, Ms. Catriona Laing, who is the High Commissioner of Great Britain in Nigeria on Thursday met with Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami.

The meeting which lasted for almost an hour discussed bilateral issues relating to amongst others the suspension of Twitter in the country.

Malami said the government has established a committee on the matter and that the company has approached the government over the issue.

He maintained that the interest of Nigeria matters most for any company that wants to do business in the country.

“If you want to operate as a business entity in Nigeria, you must do so within the context of Nigerian laws. Nothing offensive or that breaches the Nigerian laws should be entertained”.

Malami said public interest has been the uppermost consideration within which the context of freedom of expressions should be regulated

He noted that reasonable restrictions to freedom of expressions are locally and internationally recognized.

“Our government is not averse to freedom. Freedom is not borderless.

“Freedom of expression must not be used in such a manner that incites citizens to violence or calls for an overthrow of a democratically elected government.

“There are bounds to freedom within the laws,” he said.

Meanwhile, in her remarks, the British High Commissioner thanked the Minister for clarifying on the matter.