This was contained in a response they sent to a civil organisation, which had threatened to institute a lawsuit against the commission if the media gag order was not reviewed.
The National Broadcasting Commission says it has not directed media houses to stop reporting details of terrorist attacks in the country.
The tweet reads, “Media gag order on terrorist attacks: In response to our letter, the National Broadcasting Commission [NBC] has stated that, 'The NBC letter of July 7, 2021 did not direct stations to stop reporting details of terrorist attacks and other violations across the country. "The Commission enjoins SERAP to work with the Commission to expand media space in Nigeria instead of engaging the Commission in litigations."
The NBC had also warned them to desist from revealing “details” of the victims of bandits, terrorists and kidnappers in their reports.
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