Metro Boko Haram: We don’t need GSM network yet – Borno

Sandra Chiefe

Moderator

The government of Borno state declared that it is not interested in the restoration of GSM network services in as much as it will distablize the relative peace being enjoyed in the state. The Deputy Governor, Alhaji Zanna Umar Mustapha made the declaration while receiving members of the Senate Committee on Defence, Police, Army and National Security (SCDPANS) in a courtesy call yesterday.

Since the declaration for the state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, the government and the Joint Task Force (JTF) has cut off telecommunication services and cellular phones (Turaya) in the three states in their offensive raid on Boko Haram sects, only a couple of weeks ago when GSM network was restored in Adamawa and Yobe, except Borno.

The Deputy Governor said, “We as Government and the people of Borno state want to use this opportunity to thank the SCDPANS, JTF and the vigilante youths a.k.a Civilian JTF in the fight against terrorism, all your efforts are highly commendable as we are witnessing tremendous improvement on the security challenges, the 6am to 9pm curfew has been relaxed to 11pm, and if restoration of GSM network will affect the relative peace we now enjoyed, it is better we went to Adamawa or Yobe to make calls and come back to Maiduguri”. He stated. The government is optimistic that total peace will be restored across the state in no distant time, and therefore called on all to use the period of Ramadan Kareem to pray for peace and unity in the state.

He said, with what they saw on ground so far, the declaration for the state of emergency in the three states have started yielding positive result, as live is gradually picking up, and the rate of killings have drastically reduced in the state
 
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