REVEALED: 6 Things You Should Know About The Radio Biafra Saga And The Worldwide Protest Threat

The radio Biafra saga still rages on and a new development has arisen on the matter which is threatening to cause international problems for Nigeria. Here is all you need to know:



1. Radio Biafra arose some time ago as a purely Igbo channel. It was floated by some Nigerians in the South-East of the country, who appear nostalgic of the defunct Biafra Republic, which ceased to exist at the end of the Nigerian civil war in 1970.

2. While those behind it say the radio caters for the needs of people from the region, the network is also known for propagating falsehood, dangerous propaganda and ideology of the former secessionist Republic.

3. It was said to have been pulled off the airwaves a while ago and their equipment seized but it appears the group never stopped broadcasting. Efforts were even made to jam their signals to avail

4. The Director of the radio station, Nnamdi Kanu, was arrested in Lagos on Saturday by the Department of State Services (DSS). Kanu, is reportedly also the Director of Biafra Television and the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

5. In a statement issued in Abakaliki, the National Director of Information for The Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra, MASSOB, Comrade Uchenna Madu threatened that any refusal by the federal government to ensure the release of Kanu would lead to a world wide demonstration, a protest which would endanger the already battered image of Nigeria before the international communities.

6. The Indigenous People of Biafra Worldwide, owners of Radio Biafra, have also written an open letter to world leaders clamouring for the release of their leader. They alleged that he has done no crime and also threatened to fight the Nigerian government if Kanu was not freed.