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*2 June – [[Twitter]] removes one of his Muhammadu Buhari's tweets and temporarily suspends his account.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Omonobi|first=Kingsley|date=5 April 2021|title=Imo JailBreak: IPOB, ESN behind attacks — IGP Mohammed|url=https://www.vanguardngr.com/2021/04/imo-jailbreak-ipob-esn-behind-attacks-igp-mohammed/|access-date=5 June 2021|website=Vanguard|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Akinwotu|first=Emmanuel|date=2 June 2021|title=Twitter deletes Nigerian president's 'abusive' Biafra tweet|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/02/twitter-deletes-nigerian-presidents-abusive-biafra-tweet|url-status=live|access-date=2 June 2021|work=The Guardian|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602181947/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jun/02/twitter-deletes-nigerian-presidents-abusive-biafra-tweet |archive-date=2021-06-02 }}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite web|date=2021-06-05|title=Malami orders prosecution of Twitter ban violators|url=https://www.thecable.ng/just-in-malami-orders-prosecution-of-twitter-ban-violators|access-date=2021-06-06|website=TheCable|language=en-US}}</ref>
*3 June – [[2021 Kebbi massacre]]
*4 June – the Minister of Information and Culture announced that Twitter's operations in Nigeria would be "suspended" indefinitely, arguing that the company engages in activities that "are capable of undermining Nigeria's corporate existence.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2021-06-04|title=Nigeria to suspend Twitter 'indefinitely'|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-57363779|access-date=2021-06-04}}</ref><ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Nigeria suspends Twitter operations, says platform 'undermines its corporate existence'|url=https://social.techcrunch.com/2021/06/04/nigeria-suspends-twitter-operations-says-platform-undermines-its-corporate-existence/|access-date=2021-06-04|website=TechCrunch|date=4 June 2021 |language=en-US}}</ref>
*5 June – Under directives issued pursuant to the suspension, [[Ban of Twitter in Nigeria|Twitter]] was blocked by all [[internet service provider]]s in the country.<ref name=":2" />
*10–11 June – Bandits [[Zurmi massacre|kill 53 people]] in [[Zamfara State]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Gunmen storm villages, kill 53 in Nigeria's Zamfara state |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/6/12/gunmen-kill-53-villagers-in-restive-northern-nigeria-state |website=www.aljazeera.com |publisher=Al Jazeera |access-date=June 12, 2021 |language=en}}</ref>
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