The decision by the Federal Government to restrict media coverage for the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, raises some critical questions about the government’s openness, JESUSEGUN ALAGBE writes
Openness means that the public generally has an interest in knowing about matters of significance, such as the arguments in and results of trials. Unfortunately, these principles are not always applied in practice – even in a democracy – because the government sometimes claims that the reporting of a trial or the disclosure of information in public would put national security at risk, hence the adoption of secrecy in certain trials.
Apart from the restriction of media coverage, videos on social media also showed that some of the IPOB leader’s lawyers were denied entry to the courtroom. As the director of Radio Biafra, a registered radio station in the UK, Kanu propagated Biafran separatism, a movement aiming to restore a separatist state that once existed in the then Eastern Region of Nigeria during the civil war of 1967-70.
Have you ever published an opinion or article on Nnamdi Kanu, IPOB and ESN's several atrocities both online and offline? You people want Nigeria to implode just to satisfy your hypocritical ego. Na God go shame all of una.
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Media war do you know that is Mazi Nnamdi Kanu is innocent you are in Nigeria you should know better do you think Sunday Igboho is innocent?
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The two Most Powerful Separatist Leaders in the Southern Part of Nigeria, namely Mazi Nnamdi Kanu and Sunday Igboho. They both control MILLIONS of Hearts and Minds and they represent a Mighty cause. They are not alone: Nigeria beware!
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