Insecurity: Katsina will reactivate telecoms services in 7 LGAs by Jan. 2022 ─Governor

*Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State of Nigeria assures the residents that the state government will reactivate telecoms services in the remaining seven LGAs before January 2022, urging them to protect their areas from bandits’ attacks

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Sequel to its recent decision to lift the ban on telecommunications services in 10 out of the 17 Local Government Areas (LGAs), the Katsina State Government has assured the citizens that it will reactivate telecoms services in the seven outstanding LGAs before January 2022.

ConsumerConnect reports Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State, who disclosed this at a media briefing Tuesday, December 28, 2021, in Katsina, North-West Nigeria, urged the citizens and residents to do their best in protecting their areas from bandits’ attacks.

Recall that the state government had deactivated telecoms services in the state to cut off criminals’ means of communication while the security agencies were mobilising for military operations in the state.

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The Katsina State Government’s action had followed the approval of the Federal Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy through the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) as the foremost telecoms sector regulator in the country.

The state government recently lifted the ban on telecoms services in 10 LGAs in the state which hitherto suffered from banditry, armed robbery and kidnappings.

Governor Masari commended the efforts of all security agencies in the state, especially vigilante groups, for fighting bandits.

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He, particularly, noted that the vigilantes travel from one community to another with the aim of protecting the communities.

Masari also urged the residents to defend their communities and give the security agencies all the necessary support, especially by providing them with correct information on tracking the criminal elements.