TERRORIST group Boko Haram have launched an radio station on 96.8FM aimed at propagating its views to local people across northeast Nigeria ion response to the growing military setbacks its has suffered of late.
Over the last year, the Nigerian military in conjunction with its counterparts from Niger Republic, Cameroon and Chad, have succeeded in regaining most of the territory Boko Haram hold. Now pushed into a small enclave in Borno State and the border regions of neighbouring countries, the terrorist sect can no longer operate as openly as it once did.
In response, it has launched a radio station to aid recruitment and propagate its message of a wholly Islamic state based on the principles of Sharia. According to the Voice of America (VOA), the station could be picked up on its Hausa service and residents in Tolkomari, in the far northern part of Cameroon have confirmed receiving broadcast messages when they tune into the frequency.
According to the VOA, the station has mainly been broadcasting propaganda material to counter media reports of victories by troops from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger Republic. Also, the VOA report said the Cameroonian government is worried by the new development and has commenced investigations towards locating the radio station, which is said to be on the Nigeria-Cameroun border.
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