Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai says he will soon shut down telecommunication services as part of measures to curb the rising activities of bandits in the state.
El-Rufai, who disclosed this in an interview with some radio stations on Tuesday, said security agents are prepared to launch an offensive on bandits taking refuge in some parts of the state.
He said the shutdown would not cover the entire state, adding that only local government areas bordering the troubled Zamfara and Katsina states where military onslaught is ongoing will be affected.
“We have been advised by the military and other security agencies to shut down telecommunication services in certain local government areas but we are waiting for the security agencies to tell us which specific areas and when.
“But I want the people of Kaduna State to know that if they give us the go-ahead on Wednesday, we will shut down tomorrow.”
El-Rufai said the shutdown of telecommunication services in Zamfara and Katsina, had made some bandits crossed over to neighbouring local government areas in Kaduna to make phone calls and demand ransoms.
He said he had written to the federal government on the shutdown which he said had been approved by President Muhammadu Buhari.
