The Kaduna State authorities have pledged to investigate reports of media restrictions and the intimidation of victims and families of the abducted 177 worshippers in Kurmin Wali. Governor Uba Sani told the BBC’s Madina Maishanu that he did not authorise any such actions, stressing that they contradict his commitment to human rights and democracy. Locals had alleged that government officials were discouraging them from speaking to the media and had attempted to block journalists from accessing t