How we cut off Radio Biafra, by NBC

The National Broadcasting Commission on Friday said it was able to cut off the transmissions of the illegal Radio Biafra, by blocking it from Nigeria’s airwaves and seizing its transmission equipment in many part of South-East zone.

The commission, in a statement in Abuja by its Director-General, Mr. Emeka Mba, said with the assistance of security operatives, it had “tracked down, neutralized and confiscated transmitter equipment from several locations in the region”, and that “Some suspects involved in the illicit broadcasts have also been arrested and taken to Abuja for questioning and prosecution”.

The commission however stated that it is still working on the internet transmissions of the illegal radio station.

The statement read, “The commission has worked with other agencies to remove the transmissions of the illegal station from the satellite and this has put paid to the divisive and disruptive transmissions. We are working on the Internet transmissions.”

The NBC said that it appreciated the concerns expressed by Nigerians about the seditious activities of the radio station.

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The commission reiterated its calls on the public to disregard the hate messages broadcast by the radio station. It also said that security operators had arrested operators of the radio and transferred them to Abuja.

Coordinator of the station, Nnamdi Kanu, it would be recalled, had on Wednesday, boasted that Radio Biafra is unstoppable.

Reacting to Tuesday’s claim by the Permanent Secretary in the Federal Ministry of Information, Dr Yemi Folasade-Esan, that the station has been jammed, Kanu said: “We are live and direct; nobody can stop us; we are still operating on 102.1 frequency and no one can stop us because we have our own server.”

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