The only privately owned TV Station in the country, Citizen TV has been reportedly shut down indefinitely yesterday, this came two weeks after Citizen Newspaper, the mother company was shut down indefinitely by the security.

Nhial Bol Aken, the Editor in Chief of the Newspaper and the Managing Director of the Citizen Television announced the closure of the TV station on his Facebook page.

“The management of The citizen TV which is part of The Citizen Newspaper decided to close down CTV indefinitely because it cannot guarantee the safety of the staffs at night hours,” Nhial wrote.