said the force is depending on members of the public for information
on the location of Radio Biafra.
He also said there is an agency of the Federal Government that is
responsible for clamping down on frequencies of illegal radio
stations.
Joshak, who said this in an exclusive interview with PUNCH
correspondent in Umuahia on Saturday, said the police alone could not
track down the radio station without useful information from members
of the public.
He said, "There are those responsible for tracking down operators of
unapproved radio frequencies. Police do have some roles to play but I
don't think the police are the ones that will be able to jam the
frequency.
"There is an agency of government responsible for that. I think
members of the public have a better role to play in volunteering
information to security agencies to clamp down on the radio station.
"I think it is the duty of everyone to help trace them because if they
exist they don't exist in the blues. They exist among members of the
public. Thus, it is those who reside around here that should be able
to volunteer information.
"The indigenous people of Biafra are said to be the people operating
the Radio Biafra. We are gathering information but you should know
that they are subversive and have also spoken against constituted
authorities."
While Joshak described the activities of the guerrilla radio as "a
very big issue to be decided by the Inspector General of Police, he
stated that the law was very clear about those who engaged in
subversive activities to run down a nation and how they should be
handled under the justice system.
Radio Biafra, which broadcasts on the FM frequency, has continued to
freely operate despite recent claims by the Nigerian Communication
Commission that it had jammed its frequency.
The radio station is said to be gaining more audience in Aba, Port
Harcourt and Enugu where its signals are very strong.
-PUNCH
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