"Channel your energy to the fight against terrorism and leave the media" - Human Rights activist, Paul Njoku tackles FG

A human rights activist, Paul Njoku, on Friday, challenged the Federal Government to channel its energy to the fight against terrorism and not the media.

He was reacting to the threat made by FG against BBC and Daily Trust who recently released documentaries where Terrorists and warlords were interviewed.

The FG through the minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed had threatened to sanction the media organisations for glorifying the Terrorists in their reporting.

Paul Njoku, a right activist faulted the comment by Lai Mohammed, saying that "the threats by the present government was an attempt to transfer its failures and aggression to the innocent press".

He also said that “The Minister of Information, no doubt, utterly lacks the diligence to manage public discourse and information.

He has unfortunately taken to his usual vituperations and intimidation of the media by attempting to teach the BBC Africa Eye and Daily Trust media their ethical job.

It is unacceptably sad that Mohammed relishes gagging the media and incessantly transferring his aggression to the innocent press.

“I, therefore, urge him to take the battle to the murderous terrorists and bandits than ceaselessly stifling the media same way he did during the #EndSARS 2020 protest."

“He should be told that the media is universally protected by the international laws to dutifully cover war news, conduct interviews and run documentaries with any group of people or persons for public consumption and education."

“The Federal Government should protect and appreciate the BBC and Daily Trust for their courageous documentaries on bandit terror warlords."

“Mohammed should be aware that even International Humanitarian Law protects journalists in armed-conflict situation."

“Is the Federal Government saying that journalists should not do their job again? Why is the government sad over the documentaries? Are they hiding something we do not know?"

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