The fines related to the BBC Africa Eye documentary “Bandit Warlords of Zamfara”, which interviewed bandit leaders and victims to look at the roots of violence by armed gangs in northwest Zamfara state.
FILE: Nigerian regulators have fined three broadcasters for airing a BBC documentary about bandit militias who raid villages and carry out mass kidnappings for ransom in the country’s northwest.
ABUJA – Nigerian regulators have fined three broadcasters the equivalent of $12,000 each for airing a BBC documentary about bandit militias who raid villages and carry out mass kidnappings for ransom in the country’s northwest.
The National Broadcasting Commission said in a…
