Claim 247

A tribunal official said the convictions were meant to deter other Nigerian journalists.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: A tribunal official said the convictions were meant to deter other Nigerian journalists.
Field: stated_justification
Value: Tribunal official on deterrence
About: incident 1995-nigeria-abacha-journalists-tribunal
Source: Outliving Abacha: Six Nigerian journalists' prison stories
Publisher: Committee to Protect Journalists
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 1999-03-01

Quotation from the source

We like making scapegoats to deter others from the irresponsibilities of Nigerian journalism.