Tag Archives: cables

Massive internet outages have been reported in Nigeria following damage to international undersea cables supplying the country with connectivity. Telecommunications companies and a number of banks which rely on the affected cables for internet services have been affected by the outage. According to reports, the damage affected major undersea cables …

The Police in Lagos state have arrested a man identified as Emmanuel Ikoka, for allegedly invading a building under renovation and stealing electric wires.    Disclosing this on his X handle, the spokesperson of the command, Benjamin Hundeyin wrote;   ”Safeguard your buildings under construction.   25-year-old Emmanuel Ikoka was …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Anambra State Command has arrested four members of a syndicate who specialise in vandalising armoured cables and other electrical installations in and around the Awka metropolis.   The Public Relations Officer of the corps, Okadigbo Edwin, disclosed this in a statement on behalf …

Minister of Communications, Innovations and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani has disclosed that laying fibre cables across Nigeria will cost $2bn.    Bosun who revealed this while appearing on a Channels Television program on Tuesday, December 5, also disclosed that the Fifth-Generation (5G) network, exists in Nigeria.   He also said …

Operatives of the Adamawa state Police command attached to Dougirei  Divisional Police Headquarters, have arrested two men for vandalizing and stealing cables from the Adamawa Water Treatment plant in Yola, the state capital.   A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Suleiman Nguroje, says while …

An unidentified man suspected to be a vandal was electrocuted while trying allegedly to steal transformer cables inside the premises of Niger State Printing Press in Minna.   The corpse of the man was found by some staff of the printing press, hanging on the transformer in the early hours …

Oyo state police command has arraigned a 46-year-old scavenger, Samson Kadiri, before Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan for allegedly stealing electric wire cables belonging to the state government.   Kadiri who was arraigned on two counts of wilful damage and theft on Monday, February 20, pleaded not guilty …

Minister of Power, Abubakar Aliyu, has said that the optimal transmission of electricity across the country is being hindered by the encroachment of lands across power lines by people in various communities.    Aliyu who revealed this during a two-day working visit to the nine power stations in Kano, further stated that the national …

A suspected thief, Omotayo Oni, was arrested for allegedly stealing cables inside the headquarters of Deeper Life Bible Church in Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State.   The suspect was arrested by operatives of the Ogun State-owned security outfit, So-Safe Corps during a routine patrol in the axis around 5:30 …

Angry youths of Obot Idim community in Ibesikpo Asutan Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom state have set a suspected cable thief ablaze.   The incident occurred in the wee hours of Monday morning, April 18, along Aka Nnung Udoe road, few kilometers from Uyo, the state capital.   A …