Umar Bago, the governor of Niger state, has ordered the commissioner of police to seal off Badeggi FM radio station over alleged incitement of violence.
Bago issued the directive on Friday during a meeting of the
All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders at the government house in Minna.
In a statement released by Bologi Ibrahim, the chief press
secretary, the Niger governor said the “daily activities of the radio station
have been unethical”.
“Governor Bago also accused the owner of the station of
incitement of the people against the government and directed that the license
of the radio station be revoked,” the statement reads in part.
“The governor directed the commissioner for homeland
security and the commissioner of police to seal the radio station, and
emphasised the need for the security operatives to profile the owner of the
radio station as his station promotes violence.”
According to information posted on its website, Badeggi
Radio 90.1 FM, Minna, is a private radio station established in 2020 by Shuaibu
Badeggi.
Despite the directives issued to the commissioners of police and homeland security, the Niger governor lacks the legal backing to order the closure of a radio station.
Issues on the broadcast content of a radio station are under
the purview of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC).
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