Insecurity: Zamfara Government orders closure of all media houses

The Zamfara State Government has ordered the closure of some federal and state-owned media houses for security reasons. 

This was contained in a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information, Ibrahim Dosara, on Saturday night. 

The directive, which was aired on the state-owned radio, said the government took the decision in view of the worsening security situation in the state. 

To this end, it directed the Commissioner, Zamfara State Police Command to arrest any journalist who violated the order. 

The affected media houses are Radio Nigeria Pride FM, Gusau; Nigeria Television Authority, Gusau; Gamji FM; Gamji TV, Gusau; and Al’umma TV, Gusau.