Soldiers Stop Circulation of National Newspapers in Niger State
Yesterday Friday, soldiers intercepted National Newspapers billed to circulate in Minna, the Niger state capital.
The Newspapers which were also billed to be circulated to other major cities of the state were also seized by the soldiers who invaded the Distribution spot in Minna.
According to Codewit World News, three vehicles of the Nation, Leadership and Daily Trust conveying the Dailies and the Titles were intercepted at the Military Check point on Paiko-Minna road which is about 10 kilometers to Minna, the state capital as early as 6.30am.
The vehicles and the drivers were delayed at the check point for several hours and the various Dalies were not allowed to be dispatched for sale.
Besides the interception of the Dailies, heavily armed soldiers from the 31 Antennary Brigade stormed the Distribution Centre of the Dailies near Obasanjo Complex where other papers already on stand and others meant for distribution to other cities within the state were confiscated.
The Military personnel who said the orders were from "above" stayed at the spot for several hours keeping vigil.
The action was condemned by most readers who converged at various Stands but disallowed to pick their Titles saying the action was purely a reminder of the Military era and called on the federal government to investigate what they described as an “ugly “ development.
However, except, the Guardian and Punch newspapers, it was gathered that other newspapers’ circulation vans were detained around the country with the ones at Ibadan particularly confiscated.
The Defence Headquarters had earlier given vague reasons for the confiscation of the newspapers worth several millions of Naira.
In a statement signed by the Director of Defence Information, DDI, Major General Chris Olukolade, it said that, "This followed intelligence report indicating movement of materials with grave security implications across the country using the channel of newsprint related consignments."
Sources Codewit Wold News, Leadership, Vanguard
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According to Codewit World News, three vehicles of the Nation, Leadership and Daily Trust conveying the Dailies and the Titles were intercepted at the Military Check point on Paiko-Minna road which is about 10 kilometers to Minna, the state capital as early as 6.30am.
The vehicles and the drivers were delayed at the check point for several hours and the various Dalies were not allowed to be dispatched for sale.
Besides the interception of the Dailies, heavily armed soldiers from the 31 Antennary Brigade stormed the Distribution Centre of the Dailies near Obasanjo Complex where other papers already on stand and others meant for distribution to other cities within the state were confiscated.
The Military personnel who said the orders were from "above" stayed at the spot for several hours keeping vigil.
The action was condemned by most readers who converged at various Stands but disallowed to pick their Titles saying the action was purely a reminder of the Military era and called on the federal government to investigate what they described as an “ugly “ development.
However, except, the Guardian and Punch newspapers, it was gathered that other newspapers’ circulation vans were detained around the country with the ones at Ibadan particularly confiscated.
The Defence Headquarters had earlier given vague reasons for the confiscation of the newspapers worth several millions of Naira.
In a statement signed by the Director of Defence Information, DDI, Major General Chris Olukolade, it said that, "This followed intelligence report indicating movement of materials with grave security implications across the country using the channel of newsprint related consignments."
Sources Codewit Wold News, Leadership, Vanguard
Soldiers Stop Circulation of National Newspapers in Niger State
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Sometimes I feel ashamed as a Nigerian because we have all sat down and watched these people trample on us and we appear to be completely powerless to confront them. Sometime I feel I have no moral right to be showing my anger here on the internet if I cannot show it on the street against the exploiters and our oppressors. But somehow, I sense that the moment is very near when we shall finally shed our docility and take back our country from these people.
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