SERAP urges Buhari to withdraw NBC’s directives

The Socio-Economic Right and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to withdraw the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) recent directives issued to broadcast stations on revealing too many details on the activities of bandits and kidnappers.

The Socio-Economic Right and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to withdraw the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) recent directives issued to broadcast stations on revealing too many details on the activities of bandits and kidnappers.

Recall that, the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) in a letter dated July 7, 2021, issued to television and radio stations, stressing that they shouldn’t glamourize the nefarious activities of insurgents during their daily newspaper reviews.

SERAP in a statement posted via its official social media handle @serapnigeria urged the President to withdraw the order.

“We urge President Buhari to instruct the NBC to immediately withdraw its illegal order to TV and radio stations not to divulge “details” of the activities of terrorists and kidnappers in their reports.”

The Socio-Economic Right and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to withdraw the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) recent directives issued to broadcast stations on revealing too many details on the activities of bandits and kidnappers.

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