Gunmen in Maiduguri and Kano attacked and damaged several mobile phone masts yesteday, including those belonging to MTN and Airtel, security sources and one of the companies told Reuters.
In Maiduguri, a Reuters reporter saw 10 masts burned to the ground yesterday morning and local residents complained there was no mobile telephone reception.
In Kano, men on motorbikes destroyed MTN and Airtel mobile phone masts in the early hours of yesterday, a policeman told Reuters, asking not to be named.
“We confirm that like all the other major telcos, some of MTN’s installations in northern Nigeria have been damaged by unknown persons,” spokeswoman Funmilayo Omogbenigun said.
“All the relevant government security agencies have been informed and we are receiving their full co-operation.”
A police spokesman in Kano and Maiduguri declined to comment, saying investigations were ongoing. Airtel was not immediately available for comment.
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