By Don Silas The Federal Government of Nigeria says it will sanction the BBC and Trust TV, a television owned by Media Trust Group, ...
By Don Silas
The Federal Government of Nigeria says it will sanction the
BBC and Trust TV, a television owned by Media Trust Group, over their stories
on bandits in the northern region of the country.
In separate documentaries, BBC Africa Eye and Trust TV
recently exposed the activities of terrorists making life difficult for
Nigerians.
However, speaking with journalists in Abuja on Thursday,
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, said the documentaries
promoted terrorism in Nigeria.
According to Mohammed, the appropriate regulatory body was
already looking at the infractions and appropriate sanctions would be meted out
to both platforms.
He said, “There is a regulatory body regulating broadcasting
which is the Nigeria Broadcasting Commission (NBC) and they are also aware of
these two incidents.
“They are looking at which part of the Broadcasting Code
that has been violated by the BBC and Trust TV. Media is the oxygen that
terrorists and bandits use to breathe.
“When otherwise reputable platforms like BBC can give their
platform to terrorists showing their faces as if they are Nollywood stars, it
is unfortunate.
“I want to assure them that they will not get away with it,
appropriate sanctions will be meted to both the BBC and the Trust Tv.”
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