The Nigerian Army has said that the
ongoing clampdown on the media will continue until it is satisfied with
its checks on the nation’s newspapers distribution network.
The Director, Defence Information,
Maj.Gen. Chris Olukolade, said this on....
Tuesday while featuring on a
programme, entitled Focus Nigeria on the African Independent Television monitored in Lagos.
Though he admitted that the onslaught
was at a cost to the media, it would not stop until the military was
satisfied that none of the circulating vehicles of the media
organisations was not being used to carry arms and ammunition for the
insurgents.
Olukolade denied media reports that the
drivers of the media circulation vehicles were being detained and that
newspapers were being confiscated.
But the Nigeria Labour Congress has said
that the ongoing harassment of media houses in the guise of searching
for dangerous materials was unacceptable under democratic governance.
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