FG makes serious move that will put an end to Boko Haram, militants, Biafrans

– The federal government has made move to end illegal radio broadcast in the country

– The ministry of communication says illegal radio activities threaten national security

– The move fingered separatist and terrorist groups in the country

In a bid to stop illegal radio broadcast by Boko Haram, Biafra agitators and militants, the federal government will deploy all the four International Radio Monitoring Stations (IRMS) across the country.

Adebayo Shittu

Different groups have been using radio broadcast to spread their propaganda and the government has decided to stop this illegal act.

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The government had combat Radio Biafra broadcast some months ago and Boko Haram has also started the operation of a radio station.

Daily Trust reports that in a statement issued on Wednesday, June 29 by Victor Oluwadamilare who is the media aide to the minister of communications, Adebayo Shittu, he said the illegal broadcast was a threat to national security.

“In a move to counter seditious broadcast by rebellious groups, which is an anathema to national security, the Federal Government is set to rehabilitate all International Radio Monitoring Stations (IRMS) across the country.’’ the statement said.

The IRMS facilities are located in Azare in Bauchi State, Gusau in Zamfara State, Ipaja in Lagos State and Ogoja in Cross River State.

He said the IRMS are “strategically located in various parts of the country as security surveillance to monitor radio broadcast activities, so as to guide against illegal use of the radio frequency airspace for unauthorized broadcast by proscribed groups, political and ethnic motivated dissidents.”

He further said: “The Federal Ministry of Communications has adequately appropriated for rehabilitation works on the IRMS facilities across the country in the 2016 Federal Government budget and has consequently warned against any illegal occupation and acquisition of any fraction of land on which these infrastructures are located.”

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“Government has consequently warned against any illegal occupation and acquisition of any fraction of land on which these infrastructures are located. “Because of the strategic importance of these infrastructures, the general public is warned against purchase or acquisition of any part of the monitoring stations.

The statement said the warning was coming on the heels of what government considered as unauthorised acquisition of part of the land on which the IRMS at Ipaja, Lagos was situated.

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