- By Halimah Olamide
President Bola Tinubu believes that media organisations in Nigeria are celebrating and massaging the egos of terrorists.
This was disclosed by the Information and National Orientation Minister, Mohammed Idris in Kano on Wednesday.
Idris, at an interractive session with media executives, said Tinubu is indeed disturbed that by amplifying the activities of bandits, they get more emboldened in the activities.
He said the Federal Government will soon fish out and prosecute kidnappers of school children.
He said President Tinubu had directed all security agencies to expedite action toward ensuring that school children recently abducted in Kaduna were rescued unhurt and reunited with their families.
The minister advised journalists to desist from amplifying the activities of kidnappers and bandits on the pages of national dailies.
“Mr President is disturbed that journalists celebrate the activities of kidnappers and bandits on the pages of national dailies.
“He believes that such publicity encourages the unpatriotic elements,” he said.
He said that the federal government is currently putting adequate modalities in place to overhaul the agricultural sector towards ensuring food security.
“Mr President is insisting that Nigeria must be self sufficient in food production.
“Proactive measures have been adopted by the federal government to ensure adequate provision of assorted fertilizer to farmers at subsidize rates,” he said .