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Media Advocates Accuse Nigerian Government of Stifling Free Reporting

Timothy Obiezu

   ABUJA, NIGERIA - Nigerian free press advocates are accusing the
   government of blacklisting a leading national newspaper for criticizing
   President Muhammadu Buhari.

   In a blistering editorial published early last month, the
   Lagos-headquartered Punch newspaper said it would refuse to ignore what
   it called illegal detentions and attacks on civil society groups and
   journalists by [1]Nigeria State Security Services (SSS).

   "Until [Buhari] and his oppressive regime purge themselves of their
   martial tendency," said the editorial, "Punch will not be a party to
   falsely adorning it with a democratic robe ... [but] label it for what
   it is -- an autocratic military-style regime run by Major General
   Muhammadu Buhari (ret'd)."

   Buhari, who first assumed power in Nigeria in military coup in the
   1980's, was democratically elected president in 2015.

References

   1. https://bit.ly/35Kw1Sp

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