Radio Monitoring Equipment Not Targeted At IPOB Members - FG

The Federal Government has cleared doubts on the use of the hybrid Radio Spectrum Monitoring Equipment, stating that it was not deployed for the use against Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

The equipment that was approved for use by the government for the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy is to be stationed in Anambra State to act as support for the ones in Abuja and Ogoja stations.

In a  statement issued by the communications ministry's Deputy Director of Press, Philomina Oshodin, it was stated that stories floating around that the equipment was targeted at Igbo socio-cultural group including IPOB were false.

Oshodin explained that the equipment would be deployed  “to ensure compliance by users of assigned frequencies, the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy obtained an approval in 2017 to acquire five (5) Radio Spectrum Monitoring Equipment and two (2) Denial of Service Equipment.

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“The five (5) Radio Spectrum Monitoring Equipment were deployed to monitor the whole Country as follows: Azare – to cover Bauchi, Borno, Kano, Jigawa, Adamawa, Taraba, Gombe, and Yobe States.”

She added that “during the monitoring exercise, it was discovered that the Abuja and Ogoja Stations were being overstretched as coverage areas were too large for effective and efficient monitoring.

“Consequently, the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy sought and obtained approval to acquire one (1) additional Hybrid Mobile Radio Spectrum Monitoring System in the sum of N654 million to be sited in Anambra State to reduce the coverage area for both Abuja and Ogoja Stations. This will reduce Abuja Station coverage and enable Abuja to cover Kwara and Ekiti thereby reducing the coverage areas for Lagos and Gusau Monitoring Stations.