The question on everyone’s mind however is the thin line, the distinction between free speech and hate speech. One has to be careful of what to call hate speech in an era where freedom of speech is enshrined in the constitution of the nation. Subsequently, the NBC imposed a N500, 000 fine on stations allowing callers to air comments perceived as hate speech. The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan -Ali, directed the nation’s security agencies to tackle notable Nigerians propagating hate speech especially through the social media while Facebook said it has decided means to keep off hate speech and incitement on the social networking site. Hate speech abound because we have failed to communicate the right information and as such wrong and inflammatory information have become prevalent.

Source: Nigerian Tribune April 20, 2018 01:07 UTC