Amnesty International has condemned the ‘final warning’ issued to ARISEtv by the Government of President Bola Tinubu, through National Broadcasting Commission (NBC).
The International non-governmental organisation, headquartered in the United Kingdom, knocked NBC for its warning in a statement on Saturday, October 7, shared on its X handle.
It said censoring the media for doing their work sends the wrong message that the Nigerian authorities must prepare to be held accountable.
“Amnesty International condemns the ‘final warning’ issued to @ARISEtv by the FG through National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) Targeting Arise TV simply for doing their work sends the wrong message that; Nigerian authorities are not prepared to be held accountable,” Amnesty International stated.
It urged the Nigerian authorities to stop the “unrelenting quest to silence media organisations which are crucial to ensuring independent and diverse media space in the country and fulfilling people’s right to information.
“Using regulations as a way to silence independent journalism is completely unacceptable. The media in Nigeria should be free to exercise their right to freedom of expression as protected by international law,” it added.
The attempt to gag the press comes amid the roar of alleged certificate forgery by the president and looming release of files on him by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, FBI.
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