Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle has announced that the ban on telecommunication networks in Zamfara State will be lifted on Tuesday. The telecommunication services were disrupted in the state on September 4 as part of the stringent measures to contain the raging armed banditry and kidnapping in the state. Governor Matawalle made the announcement at the state congress of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Gusau the state capital on Saturday. The Nigeria Communications Commission(NCC) had in September instructed all telecommunications companies to shut down their services in Zamfara over lingering insecurity in the state. In October, the governor had directed telecommunication companies to restore network service in Gusau, the state capital city.
The governor added that security forces were still flushing out and arresting remnants of the bandits and their collaborators.
“I want to announce today that we have taken a decision to lift the ban on telecommunications in the state.
“God willing, as from next Monday, we shall have that effected.
“The decision was due to encouraging reports of successes achieved in the state from those stringent measures,” Matawalle said.
Matawalle commended the residents for their resilience and patience during the three months of network suspension.