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NBC Fines Trust TV N5m For Exposing Bandits

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has imposed a fine of N5 million on Trust Television Network (Trust TV) over the broadcast of the documentary titled “Nigeria’s Banditry: The Inside Story”, which was aired by the station on the 5 March, 2022.

The NBC, in a letter to our company dated August 3, 2022, which was signed by its Director General, Balarabe Shehu Illela, said the fine was imposed on Trust TV because its broadcast of the said documentary contravened sections of the National Broadcasting Code.

In a statement, the management of Media Trust Group said, “While we are currently studying the Commission’s action and weighing our options, we wish to state unequivocally that as a television station, we believe we were acting in the public interest by shedding light on the thorny issue of banditry and how it is affecting millions of citizens of our country.

“The documentary traces the root of the communal tensions and systemic inadequacies which led to the armed conflict that is setting the stage for another grand humanitarian crisis in Nigeria. It presents insights into the intersection of injustice, ethnicity and bad governance as drivers of the conflict. It also aggregates voices of experts and key actors towards finding solutions, including those of the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Senator Saidu Mohammed Dansadau, who hails from one the worst hit communities in Zamfara State.

The statement added that other experts who featured in the documentary include scholars like Professor Abubakar Saddique of the Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and Dr. Murtala Ahmed Rufai of the Usmanu Danfodio University, Sokoto, who have both studied the subject of banditry for a long period. The documentary also brought to the fore the horrifying stories of victims of banditry.

https://dailytrust.com/breaking-nbc-fines-trust-tv-n5m-for-exposing-bandits

Buhari and his goons have mortgaged the country.
Nigerians, the last hope of this country is the next year election. If we miss it, forget Nigeria.
Only a team that feels the pains of the common citizens can reignite our nation.
PETER OBI/DATTI-AHMED 2023 ticket is the best among the rest and the light that can give some hope.
This is not about political arguments. This is . If we miss this, forget about Nigeria.

How will Daily Trust get N5m?......

This government hate dissenting voices.....

Nigerians voted for bandits and terrorist sponsors of APC in 2015 and 2019

Chei

Expose or annihilate terrorism, no they won't. Expose them, they will tag you enemy of state. So it logically implies that only bandits/terrorists can behave like that way.This NBC is a terrorists organisation fronting for a terrorist govt. "The documentary also brought to the fore the horrifying stories of victims of banditry."

Lalasticlala this country can not survive another regime with the mind of Buhari and Co.....

Buhari doesn't want anyone to expose the atrocities of his Nigerien comrades that have been looting Nigeria by way of kidnap ransom

Obidient4life2:
FG is the chief sponsor of bandits

No cap

Noted

This is why NTA is what it is now

Wot a country... protecting bandits heritage

Even if you exaggerate about this people... I think it's worth it

They killed and Kidnap 100 thousands of citizens...

They should not receive any kind of suppprt

a government for terrorist. and bandits ,if this doesn't raise red flag in your eyes I don't know what will , instead they will find the perpetrators of this killing,s, Nigeria when will it take you to look beyond tribe and vote for the right candidate ,how many innocent people have to die before una wise?

Evil govt

what is their offence
Reveling the truth?
So they can sanction broadcast house but won't do anything about bandits?
It's finished!
It will not be well with those who voted this APC government.

The government keep on covering this people

BASTARDs

The truth is BITTER.

But 5m is smaller to what they'll make with that documentary

Obidient4life2:
FG is the chief sponsor of bandits

Its obvious

...This Government is the perfect definition and illustration of the popular saying which says...

The monsters we create for an evil purpose will always turn back to destroy us when there is no more victims to lay mayhem on..


They should live with the consequences of their evil creation

Buhari will use any available tools to fight the media instead of him to be hands on with insecurity. Asiyan president.

Something so off in this country.

You expose terrorists and get fined.
You criticise government and dss comes for you.


This Has become kangaroo government.
Shameful

How dare TrustTv run a documentary on banditry about mannabbqgrill country that is the safest country on earth under Buhari, all of us at mannabbqgrill condemn the unruly act of TrustTv,they must be Peter Obi ers.

Abeg wetin tinubu wan use campaign?
Wetin APC wan use campaign?
I still doubt if we'll have an election next year...terrorists have taken over d country... Now NBC are collecting ransome like bandits

Ndi ara

make fg no worry Las Las every body go turn bandit,

Good for them, this newspaper is Pro Apc, make APC happen to them.

Laddies and gentlemen I present the Nigeria we live in