Abuja-based Human Rights Radio, popularly known is ‘berekete family reality radio’ has gone off air in protest over arrest and detention of minors from Kano and Kaduna states during the #EndBadGovernance protest in August, 2024. Ahmed Isah, owner and host of the radio station made the announcement this morning while featuring on the Berekete family, a breakfast radio programme.
According to Isah, who used to anchor the radio program every week day between 7:30 – 10:00am, though, he was not physically present at the studio, due to what he described as a shocking experienced the condition of the children paraded by the police before the court in Abuja on Friday which has attracted a national embarrassment.
He called in through the phone around 8:20 am during the live program, where he expressed his anger about the development, and ordered the station to be shut down immediately.
Meanwhile, he revealed that the radio station would remain closed until Tuesday when there would be a short discussion on the topic, before going off again, while he will use Wednesday to give listeners chance to express their views on the matter through phone calls.
Since parading the malnourished children before the court on Friday last week, the Tinubu led administration has been under pressure from community based Organisations, CBOs, and opinion moulders to free the minors as respect for their fundamental human right. week.