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Nigeria Secret Police Moves To Censor Media Reports On Terrorism by EteFlexible: 8:30am On Dec 03, 2012
Worried by growing reports on acts of terrorism in Nigeria, the Directorate of the State Security Service (SSS) has invited reporters covering security in Abuja to undergo a week-long “training” on how to report terrorism in the country.

SaharaReporters learnt that the invited journalists were already in Bwari, a suburb of Abuja, where they are being taught the dos and don’ts of reporting on terrorism, according to the dictates and rule book of the Nigerian secret police.

The training is being coordinated by officers of the SSS led by its Director-General, Ekpeyong Ita.

The SSS had told the reporters that they should remain in the school throughout the duration of their training, which started on Sunday.

A senior official of the SSS told our correspondent that the agency was not happy with the way reporters were exposing security problems facing the country and blaming the security agencies for poor intelligence work. “We are worried about the image of the Service, which is being adversely affected by negative reports by journalists,” said the official. He added: “We need to partner with [the media] so that they will know the type of stories to be sending to their headquarters concerning us.”

The SSS and other security agencies have been blamed for failure of intelligence gathering, which has been identified as a factor in several successful bombings carried out by members of the dreaded Boko Haram sect in the country.
http://saharareporters.com/news-page/nigeria-secret-police-moves-censor-media-reports-terrorism
Re: Nigeria Secret Police Moves To Censor Media Reports On Terrorism by General02: 8:38am On Dec 03, 2012
This is a welcome development!!! Developed countries like the US, Britain, Germany and etc have used this process to protect their nations for insurgencies and bad reputations and so on .... My only prayer is let media and the security agencies not let this process be the usually Nigerian syndrome.....
Re: Nigeria Secret Police Moves To Censor Media Reports On Terrorism by Nobody: 8:43am On Dec 03, 2012
failed nation goin bck to my native BOSNIA
Re: Nigeria Secret Police Moves To Censor Media Reports On Terrorism by Euroclydon(m): 9:24am On Dec 03, 2012
[size=14pt]But actually,the media have been kinda biased in their reportage... They give alot of attention to acts of negativity so much that i will rather watch a movie than watch or listen to Nigerian news. They should report news in a way that inspires the public to act positively to better their life and reduce their dependance on government...Positive media reportage is what this country needs.[/size]
Re: Nigeria Secret Police Moves To Censor Media Reports On Terrorism by Joeadamu86: 9:29am On Dec 03, 2012
This is a step in the right direction,going by our press excesses which falls short to journalism standard a situation that is growing worst by the day,everyday our newspapers headlines are al ways negative even feeding terrorists with information,if our media is not properly guided one day they will take us to a point of no return,our press must be closely monitored in order not to divide our country,I don't think this is wrong move.

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