Journalists Threatened, Assaulted By Suspected Killers In Court

The cameramen from NTA and NSTV as well as several other journalists who were present at the Suleja High Court premises to cover the proceedings on the killing of the late Village Head of Lambata, Alhaji Muhammad Abdulsafur, were assaulted by suspects in the case.

The suspects, who were about 15 in number, threatened the journalists and warned them to stop covering their case.

At the resumed trial of their case, the suspects, who had been granted bail by Justice Aisha Bawa Wodu, warned that drastic action would be taken against the journalists if they continued to report their court appearances.

The NTA and NSTV journalists who were assaulted were carrying out their duties outside the courtroom when they were pounced upon by the suspects who had left the courtroom.

It took the intervention of the Court Registrar and the Counsel of the suspects to bring the situation under control.

Not content with their attack, the suspects made it clear that there would be consequences if the journalists failed to comply with what they had said.

“Henceforth, you journalists should stop reporting our court proceedings. If not, we are ready to deal with any journalist that dares to write anything about us,” one of them threatened.