Communities in Kano, Bauchi, Jigawa call for protection of telecom infrastructure

Community representatives from Kano, Bauchi and Jigawa states have called for greater involvement of local communities in the protection of telecommunications infrastructure to address recurring cases of vandalism and poor network services.
The call was made at a stakeholders’ meeting organised by the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD) in Dutse on Monday.
Participants at the meeting were drawn from Rano in Kano State; Itas and Jama’are in Bauchi State; and Madobi, Kudai and Kiyawa communities in Jigawa State.
Speaking at the meeting, the Executive Director of CITAD, Malam Y.Z. Yau, said the protection of telecommunications infrastructure should be linked to th...