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UK Indicts Nigeria Over Radio Biafra ON by JoshMedia: 6:37pm On Sep 22, 2017
The United Kingdom has blamed Nigeria for the continued operation of pirate Radio Biafra which the Indigenous People of Biafra (POB)uses to preach hate against the country. The radio station domiciled in the UK was established by the Movement for the Actualisation of the Soverign State of Biafra (MASSOB) with Mr. Nnamdi Kanu as Director. Kanu, also a British citizen, operated the radio on behalf of MASSOB and later took over the radio as a megaphone of IPOB. The British government seems not happy with reports credited to Nigerian information and culture minister Lai Mohammed, who insinuated that the UK had not shut the radio station. A terse statement released on Thursday by Mr. Joe Abuku, Press and Public Affairs Officer, British High Commission in Nigeria, said the “The UK is not aware of any representation from Nigerian government about Radio Biafra.’’ “Were we to receive any such request, we would, of course, consider it carefully on the basis of the available evidence, recognising that freedom of speech and expression carries responsibilities.’’ The minister recently accused some people in France and United Kingdom of having links with the proscribed IPOB. According to reports, Mohammed was quoted that that “the financial headquarters” of the separatist group “is in France”. He said this is a “fact”, while faulting the UK for not doing something to stop Biafra radio from airing over there. As the Minister pointed out, the Biafra Radio was probably not taken down by the UK authorities being that the radio is a free channel of communication available to any law-abiding person. Very much like the internet and social media, anyone who has the license to operate a radio can always air whatever they want to.

Read more at: https://www.vanguardngr.com/2017/09/uk-indicts-nigeria-radio-biafra/

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Re: UK Indicts Nigeria Over Radio Biafra ON by JoshMedia: 6:38pm On Sep 22, 2017
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Re: UK Indicts Nigeria Over Radio Biafra ON by kalufelix(m): 6:42pm On Sep 22, 2017
In Defence Of Freedom...
Re: UK Indicts Nigeria Over Radio Biafra ON by Nemesis1: 4:32am On Sep 23, 2017
Instead of sheepish arguments, let them take the radio offline
Re: UK Indicts Nigeria Over Radio Biafra ON by Desammyst(m): 5:42am On Sep 23, 2017
Britain be giving it to Nigeria back to back grin. They know, we don't knw anything abt freedom of speech, respect for humanity, etc. They also know that d man ruling us isn't updated on human rights
Re: UK Indicts Nigeria Over Radio Biafra ON by JoshMedia: 11:26am On Sep 23, 2017
Desammyst:
Britain be giving it to Nigeria back to back grin. They know, we don't knw anything abt freedom of speech, respect for humanity, etc. They also know that d man ruling us isn't updated on human rights
grin grin

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