Four Media Houses Under Lock In Zamfara For Covering PDP Rally

The Zamfara State Government has shut down four media houses, which include three television stations and an FM radio station for flouting the state government’s order.

The state Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Dosara, in a radio broadcast, said the affected media houses were closed for allegedly violating professional ethics.

He said the four media houses went against the state government’s order, which banned political rallies for security reasons.

Naija News gathered that the affected media houses however attended the rally organised by the opposition Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in the state.

According to Dosara,“the state government has suspended all political activities in the state due to security challenges but the PDP ignored the order and held a rally in Gusau, the state capital, where one person was killed and 18 others were injured.

The four media houses, NTA, Gamji TV, Al-Umma TV, and Pride FM radio, were also at the event to cover the occasion even though they were aware of the ban on political rallies by the state government.

Given this, the four media houses are hereby closed down with immediate effect.
The government has directed security agents to arrest any staff member of the affected stations who try to go into the stations to perform any duty.”

Recall that supporters of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and the main opposition PDP clashed in Gusau, Zamfara’s capital last week Friday during a welcome home rally for the PDP governorship candidate, Dr Dauda Lawal.

The Police Command in Gusau confirmed that one person was killed while 8 others sustained injuries during a clash between members of two youth groups.