Army Bars Journalists At Court Martial Of Two Generals

Date of Occurrence

May 10, 2016
State/Country

Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

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The Nigeria Army in May 2016 barred journalists from covering the arraignment of two major generals being tried by a Special Military Court Martial (SCSM) for security reasons with the proviso that ”Journalists would be invited when the verdict would be given”.

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Date of Occurrence

2016-05-10
State/Country

Federal Capital Territory
Perpetrator

Nigeria Army Authorities
Legal Foundation

Section 22 of the constitution enjoins and empowers the mass media to hold government accountable

Location

Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria

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Region

North Central

Rights & Freedom Violated

Press Freedom

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