EkohotBlog reports that Shehu Sani, a socio-political activist and Senator in the 8th Assembly of Nigeria, has reacted to the Federal Government’s directive to shut down telecommunication services in Zamfara State.
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Our platform had confirmed that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) on Friday directed the service providers to promptly comply with the order.
According to Umar Danbatta, the Executive Vice Chairman in a memo said the decision would allow relevant security agencies to carry out required activities to curtail the security challenges in the State.
In reaction, the former Kaduna Central Senator said any order that would put an end to terror is welcome in the state.
He revealed this on Twitter, where he said “The FG directive to Telecos to shutdown network services in Zamfara State in order to enable it tackle terrorism is one step out of so many previous ones; banning mining, banning motorcycles, shutting down schools and markets.
“Anything practicable that can end terror is welcome,” he tweeted on his official handle.
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