NBC suspend Ahmad Isah’s Radio over Assault
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has suspended Ahmed Isah’s Human Rights Radio, which aired the Brekete family show.
The suspension was communicated on Thursday following a now-viral video showing Isah physically assaulting a person surfaced online.
Isah, also known as Ordinary President, has a popular radio show in Abuja with a large audience that first came under fire after a BBC Africa Eye documentary showed him in the documentary slapping a woman who had burned a young girl.
He had previously apologized for his actions on his radio show days after the incident.
Not long after, another video of Isah slapping a man for writing names of attendees of his program without his permission circulated on social media. Isah was summoned by NBC to explain his actions. NBC noted that “rather than promote human rights and human dignity”, Isah “physically assaulted” a citizen.
“The Commission states however that the action of the Broadcaster is in clear violations of the Broadcasting Code and a betrayal of the confidence reposed on him by the people and Government of Nigeria,” read Thursday’s letter.
NBC noted that it had “over the years, advised, cautioned, warned and fined the station over repeated cases of outright abuse, denigrating remarks, intimidation and flagrant abuse of ethics of fairness, balance and fair hearing on the station”.
The suspension of the radio will start on May 31 and last for 30 days. After the suspension, Isah will also have to pay a recommencement fee.
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