Meet the Biafra Sympathiser that Helped Nnamdi Kanu Install Transmitters on MTN Mast (Photo)
The
identity of the engineer who assisted Biafran revolutionist, Nnamdi
Kanu in illegally installing radio transmitters on MTN masts in the
South-east has been exposed.
David Nwawuisi
A pro-Biafra engineer working with Ericsson Nigeria Ltd helped in
the installation of Radio Biafra transmitters on MTN masts in Enugu
state, TheCable has gathered.
David Nwawuisi, who is currently standing trial with Nnamdi Kanu,
leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), is a field maintenance
engineer with the Swedish technology company.
His role in the saga, sources told TheCable, was to grant access to
IPOB engineers to mount the transmitters on MTN’s masts under his care.
Although MTN owns 12,000 base stations across the country, the
maintenance is outsourced to Ericsson Nigeria Ltd and Huawei, a Chinese
networking and manufacturer of telecommunications equipment.
The transmitters, which were used in boosting the signals of Radio
Biafra allegedly transmitted from London, UK, were discovered by the
security agencies on MTN masts in Enugu and Anambra states.
TheCable learnt that the second suspect, Benjamin Madubugwu, helped
with the installation of the transmitters in Anambra also in concert
with IPOB engineers. Both men were said to have been contacted by
Chidibere Onwudiwe, a suspected IPOB member, for the job, according to
court papers filed by the federal government. Onwudiwe is now said to be
at large.
Government said the transmitters were smuggled into Nigeria by Kanu
and installed between April and May 2015. Madubugwu and Nwawuisi are
standing trial on the charge of managing an unlawful group accused of
treasonable felony.
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) struggled for weeks to locate and bring down Radio Biafra transmitters.
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