Mobile operator MTN has reported damage to its fibre-optic network in seven locations across the country, leading officials to suspect a ‘coordinated attack’.
MTN corporate services executive Wale Goodluck said in a statement that the company’s engineers are restoring service quality following the disruption.
Goodluck said the cuts were experienced in seven areas between Port Harcourt and Eket, Kano and Zaria, Abuja and Akwanga, Asaba and Owerri, Ahoada and Port Harcourt, Benin and Owo and Ikeji and Owo.
“To put matters in perspective, MTN on average suffers more than 70 fibre cuts in various locations across the country every month, but this is most unusual in terms of the spread and the coordination. It is almost as if it is a deliberate act targeted at disrupting service delivery,” said Goodluck.
It is unclear who MTN has suspected of carrying out the alleged attacks.
Nevertheless, he said the company had already notified security operatives of the development.
“We have to again call on members of the public to assist by reporting any suspicious activity around telecommunications installations, which are critical national infrastructure,” Goodluck said.
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