Joseph Ofodeme
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Wednesday, December 9, has expressed disappointment at the manner in which the foreign press handled coverage of the recently concluded #EndSARS Protest in Nigeria.
Buhari made this assertion via his official Twitter handle on Wednesday.
According to the President, the foreign media houses did not balance their reportage on the protest.
He further stated the reports from some major foreign media firms did not attempt to lend a voice to the plight of policemen that were killed following the violence that erupted after the protest.
“It must be said that foreign press coverage of the #ENDSARS violence was not balanced; especially from CNN and BBC. I was disgusted by the coverage, which did not give attention to the policemen that were killed; the stations that were burnt; and prisons that were opened,” Buharitweeted.
It must be said that foreign press coverage of the ENDSARS violence was not balanced, especially from CNN and BBC. I was disgusted by the coverage, which did not give attention to the policemen that were killed, the stations that were burnt, and prisons that were opened.
— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) December 9, 2020.
Buhari also explained that the stations which were burnt; and prisons that were opened did not make it into the reports of the foreign press.
This tweet from the President comes a day after he held a closed-door meeting with all 36 state governors at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.
“We do not stop anyone from demonstrating; but you don’t set up roadblocks and smashing windscreens. Which government will allow that?,’’ Buhari asked.