The Nigerian Communications Fee (NCC) and the Nigeria Safety and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) have warned in opposition to damage to fibre-optic cables throughout highway construction and associated civil works throughout the nation.

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ACC Afolabi Babawale, Nationwide Public Relations Officer on the Nationwide Headquarters in Abuja, stated in an announcement on Sunday that the rising incidents of avoidable fibre-optic cuts arising from negligence would now not be excused, as offenders now threat prosecution.

The NCC and NSCDC harassed that fibre-optic cables are important nationwide belongings that energy Nigeria’s digital financial system, allow seamless communication, assist emergency providers, join companies, and facilitate authorities operations. They added that destroying them—whether or not by means of negligence, lack of coordination, or wilful actions—poses a direct risk to nationwide safety, financial stability, and public security.

In keeping with the organisations, beneath the Designation and Safety of Crucial Nationwide Info Infrastructure Order 2024, telecommunication fibre infrastructure is assessed as Crucial Nationwide Info Infrastructure.

Consequently, any damage ensuing from unauthorised digging, construction actions, or failure to collaborate with related authorities to stop damage throughout construction constitutes a legal offence.

They warned that people, construction firms, or authorities contractors who damage fibre-optic infrastructure can be made to face prosecution and relevant sanctions as offered beneath current legal guidelines, together with the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, and so on.) Act 2015.

They, subsequently, issued a categorical warning that future damage to fibre-optic infrastructure attributable to excavation, highway construction, or any civil engineering exercise carried out with out due session or collaboration with community operators and related regulators would appeal to strict authorized penalties.

They known as on federal, state, and native authorities businesses; highway construction firms; utility service suppliers; and personal builders to make sure full compliance by conducting pre-construction verification of fibre routes; collaborating with the NCC, telecom operators and the NSCDC earlier than and through construction; adhering to accredited pointers for excavation and right-of-way administration; and reporting any unintended damage instantly to allow fast response and mitigation.