senegal: Touba TV blames ‘satanic trick’ for porn gaffe

A TV channel in Senegal has blamed an unidentified saboteur for the “satanic trick” that led to a hardcore porn film being shown on air. Touba TV’s viewers were shocked when explicit sexual content appeared on their screens between 13:10 and 13:30 local time on Monday. The privately run TV station had initially said that […]

A TV channel in Senegal has blamed an unidentified saboteur for the “satanic trick” that led to a hardcore porn film being shown on air.
Touba TV’s viewers were shocked when explicit sexual content appeared on their screens between 13:10 and 13:30 local time on Monday.
The privately run TV station had initially said that a troublesome “network bug” had led to the blunder.
Touba TV is run by Senegal’s influential Mouride Islamic sect.
The channel has laid a complaint with the authorities to identify the culprits. It is not clear how the perpetrators accessed the station’s network.
The pornographic material ran during a popular programme, Tarixu Juma for about 15 minutes.