The Joint Task Force (JTF) in Borno State has banned the use of satellite telecommunication accessories by some businessmen and women as well as top government officials.
This was contained in a press statement signed by the JTF spokesman, Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa and made available to Journalists in Maiduguri, yesterday.
He said, “The attention of the Task Force has been drawn to the use of Thuraya phones by Boko Haram to coordinate their recent assassination of civilians especially school children and some religious scholars in the state”.
To stop this, he said that from June 19, 2013, a ban stood imposed on the use and sale of Thuraya phones and accessories including Thuraya recharge cards in Borno state.
Sagir warned that anyone seen with these banned items would be arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law.
It would be recalled that some suspected terrorists in the last four days, using Thuraya and other satellite phones have killed over 50 people including students and candidates writing the ongoing NECO exams in Borno and Yobe states.
The JTF, however, called for continued cooperation and understanding of the general public on this ban in order to enhance security of lives and property in the state.
