Bandits in northern Nigerian has device another means of communicating following shutting down of Telecom in some northern state.
Naijablog gathered that they now use the network service of Niger Republic to coordinate attacks.
The development was leaked by Aminu Almustapha Gobir, a member representing Sabon Birni North Constituency in the Sokoto House of Assembly.
Recall that as measures to check banditry, recently Nigerian government shut down telecommunication services in three states – Sokoto, Zamfara and Katsina.
This had reportedly cut off communication between bandits and their informants.
But as a means of circumventing the security measure, bandits have now resorted to using the telecom service of the neighbouring country which shares border with Nigeria through Sokoto.
“This is why I faulted the government for shutting GSM network in the eastern part of the state without a serious military operation taking place there.
“The bandits are now using Nigerien network to communicate within themselves and perpetrate their heinous activities in the area.
“I expect our Governor to provide Divisional Police Officers and the military deployed to Sokoto East with Thuraya phone which could enable them to communicate within themselves and with their superior officers if they need help since there is no GSM network.
“This is what the Governor of Zamfara did and it’s paying off positively,” he said
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