Telecomms Network Shutdown: Human rights lawyer slams N1bn suit against Gov. el-Rufa’i, others

A Human rights lawyer, Gloria Mabeiam Ballason Esq, has sued the Kaduna State Governor, Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), and 5 telecommunications companies for the shutdown of telephone services and the internet; an action she alleges was not backed by law, violated her rights and the rights of affected citizens resident in Kaduna State. The lawyer, who is also alleging that the action of the Kaduna State governor and the State government does not satisfy the constitutional exception of “…any law reasonably justifiable in a democratic society in the interest of…

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