Liberia: Govt Declares Roots FM a Crime Scene - Station Off the Air Again

Monrovia — Nearly a week after armed men burglarized his radio station, Roots FM 102.7, Mr. Henry Costa, host of the highly-rated Costa Show says armed police officers have taken control of his broadcast facility and refusing to allow his staffers to enter and fuel their generator.

"We've been off the air since 3pm Liberian time and the reason we've been off the air is that the generator that supply us power has been out of fuel and when the folks responsible for refueling the generator went in to fuel, armed police officers who have control of our radio station blocked them from refueling," Mr. Costa said in a Facebook Live post Saturday.

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