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| Nigeria vows to shut down Radio Biafra | Nigeria vows to shut down Radio Biafra |
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| Nigeria's government has vowed to shut down an illegal radio station operated by people sympathetic to the breakaway state of Biafra. | |
| The ministry of information said it has "successfully jammed the signals" of the station. | The ministry of information said it has "successfully jammed the signals" of the station. |
| However, the BBC's Abdussalam Ahmed in Enugu says Radio Biafara is still broadcasting. | However, the BBC's Abdussalam Ahmed in Enugu says Radio Biafara is still broadcasting. |
| It is not clear where it is based but it mainly broadcasts to the Igbo-speaking south-east of the country. | It is not clear where it is based but it mainly broadcasts to the Igbo-speaking south-east of the country. |
| The first republic of Biafra declared its independence from Nigeria in May 1967, but was eventually defeated after a three-year civil war that cost more than one million lives. | The first republic of Biafra declared its independence from Nigeria in May 1967, but was eventually defeated after a three-year civil war that cost more than one million lives. |
| Our correspondent says the station hosts phone-in programmes with listeners calling to talk about issues affecting their region and their desire to break away from Nigeria. | Our correspondent says the station hosts phone-in programmes with listeners calling to talk about issues affecting their region and their desire to break away from Nigeria. |
| It also attacks and ridicules President Muhammadu Buhari and other government officials. | It also attacks and ridicules President Muhammadu Buhari and other government officials. |
| Although the Biafra uprising was quelled by the military, a group called the Movement for the Actualisation of a Sovereign State of Biafra (Massob) has attracted the support many young people in the region. | Although the Biafra uprising was quelled by the military, a group called the Movement for the Actualisation of a Sovereign State of Biafra (Massob) has attracted the support many young people in the region. |
| They feel they have been discriminated against by those in power in Abuja and demand independence. | They feel they have been discriminated against by those in power in Abuja and demand independence. |
| Several of their leaders and sympathisers have been detained by authorities and accused of treason. | Several of their leaders and sympathisers have been detained by authorities and accused of treason. |