by Thinus Ferreira
Contrary to reports from Nigeria that a crew of MultiChoice and SuperSport was abducted with one person killed on their way to cover an Afcon match, MultiChoice tells TVwithThinus the crew was freelance workers hired by CAF with the match not shown on DStv.
SP Tochukwu Ikenga, police public relations officer of the Anambra State Police Command in Awka, Nigeria, tells TVwithThinus that "Joint security forces have successfully rescued six members of the media crew who were abducted while travelling from Lagos to Uyo along Isseke-Orlu Road in Ihiala".
A 7th member was shot and killed.
While Nigeria reports said that the crew worked for MultiChoice, the pay-TV operator tells me the crew in question are freelancers hired by CAF and that MultiChoice was not even showing that specific match on any of the DStv TV channels.
