Another ‘ Radio Biafra ’ Goes On Air As FG Arrests Suspected Masterminds

Agents of the Federal Government on Thursday night
arrested suspected masterminds of Radio Biafra , a
broadcasting platform calling for the secession of the South
East from Nigeria .
The signals were also reportedly jammed after initial failed
attempts , but the station is still broadcasting on the world
wide web, making it practically impossible to block its
broadcasts.
On Friday , it announced that it had launched another station,
promising to launch 50 others.
It was reported that another radio station called “ Biafra 24
Radio ” has hit the airwaves pushing the same message of
“ freedom of Biafraland ” . The radio station said it is running
with the motto of “ bringing Biafra closer . ”
Radio Biafra in its Friday morning broadcast promised to
launch 50 other radio stations to push for the “ freedom of
Biafra ” . Both Radio Biafra and Biafra 24 Radio were live
online as at Friday morning , while residents of Port
Harcourt , Rivers State , were said to be having difficulty
accessing the station .
Joseph Udofia , one of the residents who spoke on the issue ,
said of all the stations broadcasting in Rivers , none is Radio
Biafra .
“ The 97 . 6 FM was the former frequency (and) they claim to
have moved to 102. 1 FM , but I can authoritatively say that
nothing is being broadcast on that frequency now , ” he said .
The location and local frequency of Biafra 24 Radio could
not be ascertained .
Earlier , the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission ( NBC)
through the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Information ,
Yemi Folasade - Esan , said the commission had jammed
signals of the station .
The station came out almost immediately to debunk the
claim . Radio Biafra , which refers to Nigeria as a zoo , said
the government is being unfair to them , claiming that Buhari
promoted “ Radio Chanji” when he was seeking power.
“ Radio Chanji was floated by Buhari and the APC,
unregistered , to oust (President Goodluck) Jonathan . Yet
Radio Biafra is registered and they want to stop us . Why do
you need the United Kingdom , the United States , Israel to
stop Radio Biafra ?” the on air personality queried .
He accused the government of trying to sabotage its
operations by telling Tune - in Radio , an online platform, to
shut down Radio Biafra .
“ The government told tune in to shut it down , what they do
not understand is that tune in is just one of several listening
ports . Tune in after much pressure have now restored Radio
Biafra back to their platform, ” he said .
















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