CRITICAL ALARM ON IMMINENT TELECOM BLACKOUT IN KOGI AND OTHER NINE(9) STATES INCLUDING FCT ABUJA—CALL FOR URGENT INTERVENTION

The Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON) wishes to express its concern about the shutting down of telecommunications facilities in Kogi State as a result of disputes arising from unusual taxes and levies demanded by the Kogi State Government through Its Kogi State Internal Revenue Service (KIRS). This issue is likely to lead to a total communications blackout in the entire Kogi State, parts of Abuja the Federal Capital Territory and possible impact on service availability in some parts of the following States: Nassarawa, Benue, Enugu, Anambra, Edo,…

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