The
National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Friday said it has arrested operators
of Radio Biafra, blocked the station from Nigeria’s airwaves and seized its
transmission equipment in many part of Nigeria’s South-East zone.
NBC’s
Director General, Emeka Mba, made this known in a statement released Friday in Abuja.
Mr.
Mba said his commission has effectively neutralised the illegal broadcast from
the pirate radio station he said had shattered the peace of South-East Nigeria
with unsavoury messages.
“Working
with security operatives, the commission has also tracked down, neutralized and
confiscated transmitter equipment from several locations in the region,” he
said.
“Some
suspects involved in the illicit broadcasts have also been arrested and taken
to Abuja for questioning and prosecution.
“The
commission has also 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.”
He
said the commission appreciated the concerns expressed by Nigerians over the
seditious activities of the illegal radio station and urged the people of the
region to disregard the messages purveyed by it.
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