On the 7/1/12 Armed men supposedly attempting to prevent an article being published in a Nigerian newspaper, the Daily Trust, stormed into one of its regional offices and tried to set it on fire.
The paper had reported that the Kano state government had supported the federal government's decision to withdraw fuel subsidies - a measure that has sparked protests across the country.
It is believed that the Kano authorities did not want the story to be published.
The Daily Trust's production manager in Kano, Malam Suleiman Sahabi, said the gang besieged the offices. A security guard was injured during the attack and taken to hospital.
Police arrived before the men could carry out their threat to set the offices ablaze. One man was arrested.
Is this what freedom of speech is all about? You tell me.
Is this what freedom of speech is all about? You tell me.
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