Nigeria: Boko Haram Opens Radio Station

Boko Haram has established a radio FM station, according to a report monitored on the Hausa service of the Voice of America yesterday.

Residents in Tolkomari, which is in the far northern part of Cameroon, have confirmed receiving broadcast messages from the sect via the radio station on 96.8 frequency modulation. The VoA report said the station broadcast mainly propaganda materials to counter media reports of victories by troops from Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger Republic against the Boko Haram militants.

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