NBC Slams Trust TV ₦5 Million Over Documentary On Terrorism in Zamfara

The National Broadcasting Commission has pummeled a fine of N5 million on Trust Tv Network (Trust TV) over the broadcast of the documentary titled “Nigeria’s Banditry: T

In a statement released, the management of Trust TV said the fine was communicated in a letter signed by the NBC Director General, Balarabe Shehu Illela who maded it clear that the fine was imposed because of the stations broadcast of the said documentary contravened sections of the National Broadcasting Code

 The statement released by Trust TV reads in part

 

“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, and Senator Saidu Mohammed Dansadau, who hails from one the worst-hit communities in Zamfara State.

Other experts 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.”