BREAKING: FG To Sanction BBC, Daily Trust, Gives Reason

BREAKING: FG To Sanction BBC, Daily Trust, Gives Reason

  • Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the minister of information and culture, has said both the international medium. BBC and Nigeria's Daily Trust will be sanctioned soon
  • The minister disclosed that the two media houses will face sanction over their documentary on terrorism and banditry in the country
  • Mohammed, while speaking to journalists in Abuja on Thursday, July 28, alleged that the BBC gave its medium to terrorists, showing their faces as if they were Nollywood celebrities

FCT, Abuja - The federal government of Nigeria has said it will sanction the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) and Daily Trust for covering terrorism and banditry in Nigeria.

According to The Cable, the minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed in Abuja, made the threat on Thursday, July 28.

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FG To Sanction BBC, Daily Trust, Gives Reason Photo Credit: UGC
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Why BBC, Daily Trust will be sanctioned - Lai Mohammed

Mohammed assured the general public that the two media houses will be sanctioned for what it described as the “naked glorification of terrorism and banditry in Nigeria.”

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The minister alleged that the BBC, an international medium, gave its platform to terrorists, showing their faces as if they are Nollywood stars.

“When otherwise reputable platforms like BBC give their platform to terrorists, showing their faces as if they’re Nollywood stars… I want to assure them that they won’t get away with it, the appropriate sanctions will be meted.”

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Legit.ng earlier reported that Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the minister of information and culture, has released a statement on the alleged planned attack by bandits on Aso Rock.

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In a recent meeting with newsmen, Alhaji Mohammed disclosed that the attempt to kidnap President Muhammadu Buhari was funny.

Meanwhile, a video in circulation showed the bandits flogging some of the kidnapped Kaduna trains attacked passengers while noting the next target is the president and Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state.

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Nigeria has been described as a safe environment for all forms of investment despite the growing killings, kidnappings and activities of Boko Haram terrorists.

The minister of information, culture and tourism, Lai Mohammed, gave a description of the country's security situation.

According to Lai Mohammed, oppositions across Nigeria are only giving wrong narratives to demarket the nation.

Source: Legit.ng

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Bada Yusuf (Politics and Current Affairs Editor) Yusuf Amoo Bada is an accomplished writer with 7 years of experience in journalism and writing, he is also politics and current affairs editor with Legit.ng. He holds B.A in Literature from OAU, and Diploma in Mass Comm. He has obtained certificates in Advance Digital Reporting, News Lab workshop, Journalism AI Discovery. He previously worked as Editor with OperaNews. Legit’s Best Editor of the Year for Politics and Current Affairs Desk (2023). Contact: bada.yusuf.amoo@corp.legit.ng