Bros, listen up! The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) don shake table for town as dem and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) don issue serious warning for all those contractors and public agencies wey dey damage fibre optic cables during road work. Dem don talk say no be small matter o, because if dem catch you, dem go prosecute you!
According to wetin Mrs. Nnenna Ukoha and ACC Babawale Afolabi yan for statement, na negligence wey dey cause all this wahala and dem no go take am lightly again. Dem don classify fibre cables as critical national assets wey dey support our digital economy, so any damage wey happen, no be small criminal offence o!
As dem dey yarn, dem talk say this fibre optic cables na wetin connect communication networks, emergency services, businesses, and everything wey concern government operation. If dem cut am, you fit imagine wetin go happen—national security go dey at risk, and na everybody go feel am!
Inside wetin dem talk, NCC and NSCDC show letter wey call Designation and Protection of Critical National Information Infrastructure Order 2024. Na that order classify telecommunication fibre infrastructure as ‘Critical National Information Infrastructure’. So, any kind unauthorised digging or construction wey no get proper clearance from dem fit put you for hot soup.
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