The Federal Government has said the transmitters for Radio Biafra, which has been accused of spreading secessionist agenda and campaigning for the carving out of a Biafra Republic from Nigeria, were found to be installed on MTN masts in Enugu and Anambra states.

According to the Federal Government, the installation of the transmitters on the telecommunications company’s masts was to ensure wider coverage for the radio.



The headquarters of the radio station is “presumably in London.”

This is contained in the government’s case summary of the fresh six counts of treason and other ancillary offences instituted against the founder of Radio Biafra and leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, and two others, before the Federal High Court in Abuja.

One of the two other defendants in the six counts filed by the Federal Government is a field maintenance engineer, David Nwawuisi, charged with the responsibility of maintaining the MTN masts in Enugu State.

The other defendant, Benjamin Madubugwu, was said to be living in Ubilisiuzo, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State, where he allegedly received custody of a container housing transmitters from Kanu.

On December 23, during the accused persons’ appearance in court for their scheduled arraignment, Kanu refused to take his plea due to what he called his lack of confidence in the presiding judge, Justice Ahmed Mohammed.

The judge promptly returned the case file to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice Ibrahim Auta, for reassignment to another judge and the three accused persons were returned to the custody of the Department of State Services.

The fresh charges were filed against the three men barely 24 hours after Justice Adeniyi Ademola, in a ruling on Kanu’s bail application on December 17, ordered his unconditional release from DSS custody, having been detained for about two months without any valid charges filed against him.

The Federal Director of Public Prosecutions, Mr. Mohammed Diri, who signed the fresh charges, the case summary and other processes accompanying them on behalf of the government, alleged that Nwawuisi installed the transmitters on MTN masts “on request by an IPOB member, Chidibere Onwudiwe.”

Diri added, “The 3rd defendant (Nwawuisi), a Field Maintenance Engineer, charged with the responsibility of maintaining MTN masts in Enugu State, was also arrested in the course of the investigation.

“He agreed, on the request of an IPOB member, who is at large, Chidebere Onwudiwe, to install and did install IPOB radio transmitters on MTN masts for a consideration.”

The prosecution alleged that the transmitters were smuggled into Nigeria by Kanu and were discovered during a search in Madubugwu’s residence.

While Kanu was accused of treasonable felony, management of an unlawful society (IPOB), and smuggling of goods, including radio transmitters, into the country, Madubugwu and Nwawuisi were accused of assisting in the management of the said unlawful group.

The prosecution alleged, in the six counts, that the transmitters were installed on the MTN masts between April and May 2015.

The sixth count read, “That you, David Nwawuisi, at Enugu and Anambra states, between April and May 2015 assisted in the management of an illegal society by doing an act to wit: you permitted one Chidiebere Onwudiwe, now at large, to install Radio Biafra transmitters with knowledge that the said transmitters were property of the Indigenous People of Biafra, an unlawful society, with the intention to propagate its secession intention and that you thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 6 of the Criminal Code Act, CAP C38, Laws of the Federation of Nigeria.”

Kanu was said to have on many occasions broadcast on the radio, which is said to have as its Mission Statement, ‘The defence of the rights of the Indigenous People of Biafra; and ultimately the actualisation of the Republic of Biafra’, reiterating that “Biafra must be realised.”

The case summary reads, “In one of such broadcasts on August 1, 2015, he called on members of IPOB in the Diaspora to identify children of Nigerian dignitaries, their residences and schools, with a view to taking reprisal action against them in the event of attacks against Biafrans by Nigerian security agents.”

The Federal Government said the proponents of the Republic of Biafra proposed that the republic would consist of “states in the South-East and South-South regions except that in the case of Edo State, only the Igbanke community will be part of the Republic of Biafra as well as the Igalas in Kogi State and the Idomas in Benue State.”

No new date has been fixed for the arraignment of the accused persons.

Source: http://www.punchng.com/radio-biafra-transmitters-installed-on-mtn-masts-fg/

One week one lie

Chai

Charge MTN for Treason..

Whatever.


PMB u promise to pay me ma decemba salary b4 xmas, today na 29 no alert, how far na?

they should hang his balls on the mast. simple!

FG has been reduced to a mere Comical shop where every clown is giving a front row

Meanwhile it's 29 days since...


I won't go into details because this is a 1month reminder. After the expiration of an initial 3 day ultimatum.

However it is irksome that the news of these kidnapped girls has been buried by the "Dasuki -gate" brouhaha...

I won't hold it against you for not being aware of the kidnapped girls... after all the principal actors are the same.... well except the former president Jonathan.

Shettima is still Governor of Borno and the kidnapped girls are no where to be found.....

http://saharareporters.com/2015/12/01/gov-shettima-gives-committee-three-days-find-facts-reported-abduction-girls-borno

Nnamdi Kanu has seriously defeated the quota system credentials DSS boss Daura in all fronts thereby seeing presidency clutching at straws

The noose is tightening around this guy's neck.
Unless respected Igbo leaders eat the humble pie and go to respected leaders of those people that the guy have been insulting in the North and SW to plead for their understanding for a political solution rather than a long and torturous judiciary path that can only and will lead to the sentencing of NK for the rest of his life in prison.
I don't see Kanu having the last laugh.
You don't wish harm to people like Kumuyi that never wishes harm to anyone.

This guys are on a long thing

Kanu must die in jail

The hate promoted by NK makes him potentially worse than Hitler. I have listened to some of his broadcasts and the things he says clearly shows a demented psycho unfit to coexist in a sane society.
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The Quarantine he is staying right now is exactly where he belongs. The FG should stop at nothing to bring Treasonable charges against him for making such hateful & vile speeches.

irunoobo:
Kanu must die in jail

Obviously the MODS won't see this once....

And for you.....its the Mouth Gig business you are into is affecting you cognitively, oyaaa go and kill KANU na....

I can now see clearly why mtn shud be made to pay the initial 1.4trillion fine.

SonOfEl:


Obviously the MODS won't see this once....

And for you.....its the Mouth Gig business you are into is affecting you cognitively, oyaaa go and kill KANU na....

U need to have your head examined for seeing wrong in my post. He threatened my tribe with death on his useless radio. He deserves to die by firing squad

Goodnews is Radio Biafra is still on air across Biafra•land.

I'm currently listening to it.

PentiumPro:
The noose is tightening around this guy's neck.
Unless respected Igbo leaders eat the humble pie and go to respected leaders of those people that the guy have been insulting in the North and SW to plead for their understanding for a political solution rather than a long and torturous judiciary path that can only and will lead to the sentencing of NK for the rest of his life in prison.
I don't see Kanu having the last laugh.
You don't wish harm to people like Kumuyi that never wishes harm to anyone.

IS THAT WHY YOUR STATES ARE ALWAYS BEGGING FOR BAILOUT AND LOANS? WITH THE NORTH GROWING TERRORISM.
OUR LEADERS ARE CONCERNED WITH ECONOMIC EMACIPATION OF THE IGBOLAND, KEEP WAILING WHILE WE ENSLAVE YOU ECONOMICALLY.

nedu666:
yolobass open another thread on ibo to for other yoloabass to masturbate on. pathetic and envious tribe. haters everywhere ibos turn

your name say it all ologo pelebe

irunoobo:




U need to have your head examined for see wrong in my post. He threatened my tribe with death on his useless radio. He deserves to die by firing squad

Did he threaten your tribe using the nairaland forum? Why not go to odua radio station and return the favour?

Pussyhairs.....that's the English translation to your moniker right? Just mind your language, otherwise it shows you are just as guilty of whatever you accuse KANU of.

kernel504:


POOR-BROWN-ROOF DEMONS.

The million dollar question is who is the saboteur that snitched on Kanu and his gang about the location of the transmitters? ? IPods need to smoke out the saboteur in their midst.

But wait o,what's up with dose idiots giving us ultimatums?is it not yet time to burn down Nigeria?your dilector is still eating beans o

The silly thing is that MTN as a company might not be aware of the biafra radio installed on the mast. But the greedy engineers incharge of the clusters around that region are the black sheeps and should be held responsible.

MTN has been strategically sabotaging Nigeria's security.


For the chest beaters, the bringing down of Nigeria by December that you promised us remains 2days.

We are waiting.

But the radio is still blasting nonstop? why haven't they removed it from the mtn mast?

Super1Star:
MTN has been strategically sabotaging Nigeria's security.


For the chest beaters, the bringing down of Nigeria by December that you promised us remains 2days.

We are waiting.

Is that your best shot?

PentiumPro:
The noose is tightening around this guy's neck.
Unless respected Igbo leaders eat the humble pie and go to respected leaders of those people that the guy have been insulting in the North and SW to plead for their understanding for a political solution rather than a long and torturous judiciary path that can only and will lead to the sentencing of NK for the rest of his life in prison.
I don't see Kanu having the last laugh.
You don't wish harm to people like Kumuyi that never wishes harm to anyone.

We understand that kumuyi now preaches to only yoruba muslims. I think it is the right thing to do. yoruba muslims need more preaching than Igboland.

PentiumPro:

I don't see Kanu having the last laugh.
You don't wish harm to people like Kumuyi that never wishes harm to anyone.

Kumuyi is first a preacher of forgiveness, mercy, holiness, peace and love.

I wonder if he will ever desire vengeance.

He believes the chiefest of sinners can be saved.

Saul of Tarsus did more harm than Kanu has done, yet God saved Him.

Christians can only pray for their enemies and insist that God's perfect will be done.

I love Kumuyi.

But I don't think secession is sin.

If colonialism is sin,
Seccesional rearrangement is righteousness.

Thanks.