Minister Of Information, Labaran Maku Accuses Nigerian Media Of Encouraging Insurgency.

Minister of Information, Mr. Labaran Maku  blamed  the Nigerian media over the gruesome killings in the country by the Boko Haram sect, alleging that the generous media coverage accorded the insurgents had been responsible for th escalating rate of their activities. 

Maku who stated this while briefing Journalists after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting said the copious attention being given to the exploits of the sect in parts of the country was all they needed to unleash terror on innocent citizens.

 According to reports from Leadership, the minister who was responding to questions from State House correspondents, terror groups all over the world thrive most where they get maximum media reportage of their activities, as the objective was to destabilize the polity as well as showcase their gory activities.

 He said, “Editors are just too happy to make headline of the terrorists bomb explosion, forgetting that the more you give them headline the more they are energized because that is all they need to remain in business. If you black them out of the news for six months, they will feel frustrated. “But as it is now, our media are fond of casting political headlines, attacking the government.

 They make it look as if it is the terrorists that deserved all the attention, when it is obvious that we are not dealing with enemies on one side. The enemies are with us.” Noting that journalists in the country were yet to understand the tactics used in guerrilla warfare observed that such war was often being lubricated by the hype being created through newspaper headlines and commentaries.

 He lamented that what the media has succeeded in doing so far is to continue to blame government instead of joining the government to condemn and fight the terrorists