Nigeria, Sept. 8 -- People in the Zamfara North Senatorial District have urged the Nigerian Telecommunications Commission (NCC) to restore telecommunications networks that have been shut down in the area for over three months.

The spokesperson for the Kaura Namoda Focus Forum (KNFF), Abdulrazak Bello, expressed the people's concerns in a statement he made available to PREMIUM TIMES.

Mr Bello said the digital blackout affects the Birnin Magaji, Kaura Namoda, Shinkafi, and Zurmi local government areas, which have a combined population of over 1.78 million people.

He said MTN, Airtel, and Glo are cutting off services without giving any official explanation to subscribers.

Mr Bello said the shutdown of telecom networks was crippling comme...