Breaking News: Danbatta seeks IGP protection on telecoms infrastructure

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The Executive Vice Chairman (EVC) of the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta has solicited the protection of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) on telecommunications infrastructure in the country, reports ITRealms.

NCC expressed concerned over increasing cases of illegal sealing up of telecoms Base Transceiver Stations (BTS) across the country by various persons, including organizations, communities, agencies of the Federal State and local government at times using law enforcement officers.

Danbatta made this appeal when he led a team of NCC Directors and officials on a courtesy visit to the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Solomon Arase in Abuja recently, lamented that apart from the actions being illegal, they also violate Criminal Justice (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, CAP C39, laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004.

He also said that sealing up of Base Stations has its social implication that is cutting off subscribers from communicating thereby degrading quality of service, which is already a major concern.

According to him, acts of willful destruction of telecoms infrastructure, such as cutting of fibre optics and general vandalism have become very worrisome, hence the proposal for the institution of a critical infrastructure law that will require the police to monitor and protect public infrastructure.

“While we seek your support for urgent actualization of this law, we wish to implore you to see to the use of the current provisions of the law to ensure that individuals found to be engaged in willful destruction of telecoms infrastructure are timely prosecuted,” Danbatta solicited.

ITRealms gathered that both agencies of government, recently pledged to collaborate on vital issues concerning security of telecoms infrastructure and capacity building for modern policing which the IGP, Solomon Arase, stressed, forms the bedrock of modern security practices.

IGP Arase in response expressed readiness of the Force to work with the Commission immediately proposed the setting up of joint teams, drawn from the Police and the Commission which will handle telecom related cases.

 

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Olu Falae: Police explains how aerial surveillance aided rescue

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The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has explained how aerial and land surveillance assisted the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase-coordinated operations that led to the rescue of Chief Olu Falae from his abductors, reports ITRealms.

NPF in a press statement endorsed by Acting ACP Olabisi Kolawole, Force Public Relations Officer, Force Headquarters, Abuja, the rescue of Chief Olu Falae from his captives on September 24th, 2015 was made possible by both aerial and land operations to ensure the freedom of the former presidential candidate of the SDP.  

According to Kolawole, the IGP moved in some technical teams to reinforce the efforts of Ondo State Police Command and the team started the operation in the early hours of the Thursday, September 24 culminating in the combing of every nook and cranny of Ondo state till success was achieved in Owo.

Reacting to the rescue while re-uniting Chief Olu Falae with his family, IGP Arase said “those who think Nigeria is lawless should have a rethink as the Nigeria Police Force and other sister agencies are everywhere to deal decisively with those miscreants who intend to test the capabilities of the Force.”

Further, he said that the former Secretary to the Federal Government is hale and hearty meanwhile, the Nigeria Police promised to leave no stone unturned till the perpetrators of the dastardly act are brought to book, as nothing was said of the suspects.

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