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NBC Jams Radio Biafra Signals In Lagos

NBC Jams Radio Biafra Signals In Lagos

The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) on Monday said it has jammed the signals of a pirate radio claiming to be “Radio Biafra” in most parts of Lagos.

The Deputy Director, Public Affairs of NBC, Ekanem Anita disclosed this in a statement by the management of the commission in Abuja.

He said the illegal radio which broadcast incendiary messages was notorious for spewing fake, inflammatory and inciting content.

The statement read, “The NBC Act, CAP N11, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004 spells out in chapter two, subsection two, that: No person shall operate or use any apparatus or premises for the transmission of sound or vision by cable, television, radio, satellite or any other medium of broadcast, from anywhere in Nigeria, except under and in accordance with the provisions of this Act.

“Also, Section 15.4.1 of the Nigeria Broadcasting Code provides that:
the police shall prosecute any person engaged in any form of broadcasting or in possession of any broadcast equipment or apparatus in the country without a licence or permit for the purpose,” he said.

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“Consequently, the Commission uses this opportunity to warn the general public that anybody who attempts to operate broadcasting in Nigeria without legal authorisation of the National Broadcasting Commission, will be prosecuted and the equipment confiscated, according to Law.”

According to him, the commission, therefore, warns the public that anybody who attempts to operate broadcasting in Nigeria without legal authorisation of the NBC will be prosecuted and the equipment, confiscated according to Law.

Antia stated that the State Security Services and the Nigerian Police had been requested to bring the culprits behind the illegality to book.

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