The commission says it had requested the SSS and police to bring the culprits behind Radio Biafra to book
The National
Broadcasting Commission (NBC) says it has jammed the signals of a pirate radio
claiming to be “Radio Biafra” in most parts of Lagos.
Ekanem Antia, the
Deputy Director, Public Affairs of NBC, made the disclosure in a statement by
the management of the commission on Monday in Abuja.
Mr Antia said the
illegal radio which broadcast incendiary messages was notorious for spewing
fake, inflammatory and inciting content.
“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.
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.
Mr 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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