John Agim, defence headquarters
(DHQ) spokesman, says Daily Trust offices were shut down because of a story
published by the newspaper which revealed “the military’s plan on the fight
against insurgency”.
Speaking on a Channels TV
programme on Sunday, Agim said by publishing the report, the media house
portrayed itself to be “sympathetic” to
Boko Haram terrorists.
“I think it is completely
unacceptable for any media house to have information about the military plan on
the fight against insurgency and publish such plans,” Agim said.
“Boko Haram terrorists will be
informed ahead of time and that also shows that they (Daily Trust) are
sympathetic to the insurgents and the intention was just to invite them and let
them understand the dangers their action puts on the military.
“So, the intention is not to stop
the press from doing their job. They need to understand that without peace and
security in the land, they cannot perform their job.
“So for everybody who has
information, there’s a need to check with the security agencies before they
publish such because releasing such information ahead of time can jeopardise the
operation.”
On Sunday, armed soldiers stormed
Daily Trust offices in Abuja, Maiduguri, Borno state capital, and Lagos.
The soldiers requested to see
Hamza Idris, the newspaper’s political editor who co-authored Sunday’s front
page report which featured the military’s operation in the north-east.
Uthman Abubakar, the newspaper’s
regional editor and Ibrahim Sawab, a reporter were arrested, while laptops were
seized and the offices closed down.
Following a presidential order on
the same day, soldiers vacated the offices of the media house.
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