Kaduna State Government has announced immediate restoration of telecommunication services earlier suspended in some localgovernment areas.
The State Commissioner Internal Security and Home Affairs Mr. Samuel Aruwan who announced this to newsmen in Kaduna said government had contacted relevant federal agencies to effect lifting of the ban.
He said the telecom shutdown earlier announced last October had helped the security agencies to achieve some results, which the security forces will reel out soon.
The commissioner advised residents that the restoration of full services in the affected areas may unfold over a few days, as the service providers mobilize to power and boost their transmission systems accordingly.
Mr. Samuel Aruwan said the State Government regrets the inconveniences residents of the affected areas might have encountered as a result of the shutdown and commended the sacrifices made by them while this temporary measure lasted.
Mr. Samuel Aruwan reiterated that the other measures announced as part of the security containment orders remain in force including the prohibition of motorcycles all over the state, the ban on weekly markets, transportation of cattle, and the prohibition of sale of fuel in jerrycans in specified local government areas.
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