Crime & SecurityNational SecurityTelecommunicationWhy We Shut Down Telecommunications in Zamfara – Governor
Bello Matawalle, the Governor of Zamfara State, on Monday ordered that all telecommunications networks in the state be shut down to check banditry. The development followed the suspension of weekly markets and other drastic measures in the adjoining troubled North-west and North central states to check activities of bandits in the regions. The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) had ordered telecom operators to suspend their networks in Zamfara. Following the development, bandits have reportedly intensified attacks...










