Armed gang attack Nigerian newspaper

[Hetty ter Haar]

Armed gang attack Nigerian newspaper

Roy Greenslade
Friday January 6 2012
guardian.co.uk


http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/greenslade/2012/jan/06/press-freedom-nigeria


Armed men supposedly attempting to prevent an article being published
in a Nigerian newspaper, the Daily Trust [http://dailytrust.com.ng/],
stormed into one of its regional offices and tried to set it on fire.

The paper had reported that the Kano state government had supported
the federal government's decision to withdraw fuel subsidies - a
measure that has sparked protests across the country.

It is believed that the Kano authorities did not want the story to be
published.

The Daily Trust's production manager in Kano, Malam Suleiman Sahabi,
said the gang besieged the offices. A security guard was injured
during the attack and taken to hospital.

Police arrived before the men could carry out their threat to set the
offices ablaze. One man was arrested.

Sources: Africa.com [http://allafrica.com/stories/201201050702.html]/
Leadership [http://leadership.ng/nga/articles/12517/2012/01/06/
police_arraign_suspect_media_trust_attack.html]/Daily Trust [http://
www.dailytrust.com.ng/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=151788:police-arraign-suspect-over-attack-on-media-trust-office&catid=1:news&Itemid=2]


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