Northern female journalists decry gender-based harassment ahead of 2027 elections

Female journalists successful Northern Nigeria person raised concerns implicit expanding cases of gender-based harassment, intimidation and unit encountered portion covering elections, informing that the inclination could undermine effectual reporting successful the 2027 wide elections.

The concerns were raised connected Saturday astatine a roundtable treatment organised by Mata Media nether the Mata Media Foundation, held astatine the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) successful Kano.

Facilitator of the league and Editor of Mata Media, Hafsat Bello, said the engagement was designed to supply a harmless abstraction for women journalists to stock their experiences and hole for predetermination coverage.

“We wanted a harmless situation wherever women journalists tin openly speech astir what they spell done and however champion to hole for predetermination reporting,” she said.

Representing the Mata Media Foundation, Fauxiya Kabir Tukur said the organisation remains committed to supporting journalists, particularly women, done grooming and capacity-building up of the polls.

A journalist, Samira Zakirai, revealed that pistillate journalists are often subjected to gender-based discrimination, harassment and intimidation that impact their enactment and intelligence wellbeing.

“Women journalists look changeless harassment particularly portion covering elections. They fa...