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Nigerian Newspaper Says Army Blocked Distribution Nigerian Newspaper Says Army Blocked Distribution
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ABUJA, Nigeria — A national newspaper said that it was prevented from distributing thousands of copies of its Saturday issue by soldiers, just days after it ran an article that accused generals of using an army barracks for personal use. ABUJA, Nigeria — A national newspaper said that it was prevented from distributing thousands of copies of its Saturday issue by soldiers, just days after it ran an article that accused generals of using an army barracks for personal use.
Weekly Trust, a newspaper based in Abuja, the capital, said soldiers blocked a number of its worksites.Weekly Trust, a newspaper based in Abuja, the capital, said soldiers blocked a number of its worksites.
“The soldiers, who were fully armed, insisted on carrying out the ‘order from above’ to flip through each of the several thousand copies of Weekly Trust in search of alleged ‘security risk material,’ ” the newspaper said.“The soldiers, who were fully armed, insisted on carrying out the ‘order from above’ to flip through each of the several thousand copies of Weekly Trust in search of alleged ‘security risk material,’ ” the newspaper said.
The owner of the newspaper, Media Trust Ltd., said distribution was blocked at sites in Abuja, Kano and Maiduguri.The owner of the newspaper, Media Trust Ltd., said distribution was blocked at sites in Abuja, Kano and Maiduguri.
The Committee to Protect Journalists, a watchdog group based in New York, said that the Nigerian government had confiscated or destroyed copies of at least four other major newspapers in recent days.The Committee to Protect Journalists, a watchdog group based in New York, said that the Nigerian government had confiscated or destroyed copies of at least four other major newspapers in recent days.
“Denying Nigerians access to news and information sows the seeds of rumors and distrust,” Sue Valentine, the Africa program coordinator for the Committee to Protect Journalists, said Friday on the group’s website.“Denying Nigerians access to news and information sows the seeds of rumors and distrust,” Sue Valentine, the Africa program coordinator for the Committee to Protect Journalists, said Friday on the group’s website.
The army acknowledged that it had searched the newspaper’s vehicles, but said that it was conducting a routine security action.The army acknowledged that it had searched the newspaper’s vehicles, but said that it was conducting a routine security action.