By our Reporter
The Nigerian government has fined a private TV station for airing a documentary about terrorism where some terrorists were seen interviewed.
The N5 million fine on Trust Tv was imposed by the National Broadcasting Commission, which regulates broadcast stations, according to a statement by the management of the television station.
The fine came a few days after the Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed, said that the government would sanction Trust TV and BBC for airing separate documentaries about terrorism during which some of the terrorists were interviewed.
The threat by Mr Mohammed had been condemned by many Nigerians and rights groups including the civil rights groups in Nigeria.
The Broadcast regular,NBC aside the comments of Nigerians still went ahead and wrote to Trust TV on Wednesday about the fine.
“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.
“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,” Trust TV said in its statement on Wednesday.