By Peter Amine
Jay FM, a Jos-based private radio station has taken legal action against the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) over its prolonged shutdown by the commission.
Mr Clinton Garuba, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Jay FM made the disclosure on Thursday in a statement in Jos.
Garuba said that the case against NBC had been filed at Federal High Court sitting in Jos.
The MD said that it became necessary to seek justice against the regulatory body, alleging that NBC had submitted itself to manipulations by some highly- placed power players.
“It is instructive at this juncture to announce that we have since filed a suit against the NBC in the Jos Division of the Federal High Court.
“We urge the press and all lovers of freedom and liberty in the world to beam their searchlights on this case as it would be a litmus test to the right to freedom of the press.
“The regulatory body in communicating the directive to shut down…
Source: News Agency of Nigeria
