In response to the rising spate of killings in the states under emergency rule, the Joint Task Force (JTF) yesterday banned indefinitely the use of Thuraya mobile phones in all states under emergency rule.
Thuraya phones are based on satellite technology and do not rely on any of the existing GSM or CDMA networks in Nigerian to function.
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