Nigeria, Dec. 5 -- Today, we are compelled to add three Nigerian public officials to the IPI Nigeria Book of Infamy. Their actions represent serious violations of press freedom and democratic norms, making them the first set of individuals to earn a place in this accountability record.

Below are the officials and the grounds for their inclusion:

On 1 August 2025, Governor Mohammed Umaru Bago ordered the closure of Badegi 90.1 FM, an independent radio station in Minna. Speaking at a meeting of the All Progressives Congress (APC), he directed the Commissioner for Homeland Security and the Commissioner of Police to seal the station and to profile its owner simply for being critical of his administration. The station was forcibly shut the n...