(IJC/IFEX) – On 2 March 2000, twelve armed security agents stormed the Tribune House, head office of the African Newspapers of Nigeria, publishers of the Tribune titles in Ibadan (south west region of Nigeria), and sealed off the entire company, thereby disturbing production of the newspapers. The security agents’ leader told company workers that they […]
(IJC/IFEX) – On 2 March 2000, twelve armed security agents stormed the Tribune House, head office of the African Newspapers of Nigeria, publishers of the Tribune titles in Ibadan (south west region of Nigeria), and sealed off the entire company, thereby disturbing production of the newspapers.
The security agents’ leader told company workers that they were directed by the presidency to ensure that the “Nigerian Tribune” did not come out on Thursday 2 March.
Also on 2 March, security agents in Gusau, capital of the state of Zamfara, seized all the copies of the “Nigerian Tribune”, “Vanguard”, and “The Guardian” meant for circulation in the area. As soon as the newspapers arrived at news-stands, the security agents apprehended the vendors, asked them to count the number of copies of these papers and then took them away.
Though no arrests were made in either incident, no official explanation was offered for the security agents’ actions.
