President Muhammadu
Buhari has ordered the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA), the
Defence Headquarters (DHQ) and other security agencies, to ensure telecom
infrastructures across Nigeria are protected.
This follows a
request made by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ibrahim
Pantami.
The Department of
State Security (DSS), the Police and the Civil Defence Corps, are also to join
in the fight against vandalism.
A statement from
Pantami’s media aide, Uwa Suleiman, also called on telecom companies to
reciprocate the gesture, by reducing the price of data.
Uwa noted that the
COVID-19 outbreak, has “led to a massive migration to digital platforms”, which
has subsequently led to an increase in “the level of importance of Critical
National Infrastructure (CNI) to the sustenance of our economy and the security
of the nation”.
Part of the
statement reads: “The Honourable Minister is delighted to inform stakeholders
in the telecommunications industry that, His Excellency President Muhammadu
Buhari, GCFR, has approved and also directed that necessary physical protective
measures be emplaced to safeguard telecommunications infrastructure deployed
across the country.
“The Office of the
National Security Adviser (ONSA), Defence Headquarters (DHQ), Nigeria Police
Force (NPF), Department of State Security Services (DSS) and the Nigeria
Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), have been notified of Mr President’s
directive.”
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