Shutdown Internet during Election or Not - FG. Declares

Major General Babagana Monguno (rtd)

In a declaration made from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) on Friday, he ordered there will be no plan to to shut down Internet During Election

He furthered in saying the Independent National Electoral Commission {INEC} have no plan to work with service Providers to Shutdown Internet access during the polls.

It condemned the reports of the alleged plot to shut down internet access to facilitate rigging of the polls, noting that they were untrue.

“The Office inuclude saying the general public should disregard wished to shutdown Internet Access during election for it is of no use!.

“This Office wishes to state that the internet and associated communications infrastructure are major components of the Critical National Information Infrastructure (CNII), which ONSA is mandated to ensure its security.”