The Zamfara State Police Command on Friday said it had banned the unauthorised installation of cyber networks as part of efforts to complement the current security measures aimed at tackling banditry and kidnapping in the state.
The Commissioner of Police in the State, Ayuba Elkanah, said this at a news conference in Gusau.
Elkanah said the police and other security agencies had confirmed that some persons and groups were violating measures so far taken by the authorities to tackle the activities of bandits in the state as some unauthorised individuals and groups were installing cyber networks in their homes and business places where suspected groups of bandits use.
The Nigerian Communications Commission had suspended the use of all mobile networks in the state to curtail communication between bandits and their collaborators that had facilitated attacks on communities.
“The criminals have been using the cyber network to communicate and pass messages that are threatening the security and safety of the state which were hitherto a serious concern. Let me use this opportunity on behalf of my colleagues, heads of security agencies to pass a serious warning against any person or group who has either installed or is about to install a cyber network to desist from this act or face dire consequences.
