The Executive Vice Chairman, EVC, of the Nigerian Communications
Commission, NCC, has said that the commission has no power to
prosecute individuals who indulge in willful damage of telecom
infrastructure, telecoms facility theft, and fibre cuts, among
other crimes.
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Mr Danbatta made this known during a courtesy visit by a
high-powered delegation of the Kano State Judiciary to the chief
telecom regulator at the NCC Kano Zonal Office, in Kano, over the
weekend.
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The EVC, however, restated the commission’s commitment to
continue to strengthen collaboration with judicial institutions in
the country.
According to Mr Danbatta, these criminal acts conspire to
degrade the quality of service (QoS) in the country, and since the
NCC has no prosecutorial power, the need to strengthen
collaboration with the judicial arm of the government at all levels
has become expedient.
“NCC does not have prosecutorial power in criminal acts
committed by the citizens and licensees which are inimical to the
progress of the sector; and we appreciate the ways and manners such
criminal cases are being dispensed by the judiciary.
“This is a testimony to the kind cooperation NCC has been
enjoying from the judiciary,” he observed.
According to Mr Danbatta, the Commission will never fold its
arms while unscrupulous citizens cause havoc on telecommunications
infrastructure since that affects the quality of service innocent
citizens enjoy.
“Therein lies the importance of the judiciary in the work that
we have been assigned by the government to do. We very much
appreciate this cooperation with the judiciary and we are committed
to ensuring that the cooperation grows stronger and stronger going
forward,” he said.
According to him, the recently-concluded NCC Judges Workshop
held in Abuja was a very important initiative of the Commission to
continuously collaborate with members of the judicial arm of
government through updating them with the trends and regulatory
dynamism of the sector with a view to improving their knowledge for
effective dispensation of justice.
Earlier in his address, the Chief Registrar of Kano State High
Court of Justice, Abdullahi Ado-Bayero, who led the delegation,
commended the efforts of Prof. Danbatta and NCC in the
fast-tracking digital transformation of governance and other
sectors of the economy, adding that Judiciary, as a whole, has
recognised the necessity and inevitability of digital justice
system as well as full integration of ICT-based court system in the
administration of justice.
He said this position is well entrenched in the National
Judiciary Information Technology Policy (NJITP), 2021 and is
consistent with the NCC’s objective and strategic intervention to
advance ICT knowledge and training for various public institutions
in Nigeria.
“It is in line with the above that the Kano State Judiciary is
determined to explore all necessary avenues and opportunities to
integrate ICT-based court systems as well as digitised justice
delivery systems for the efficient and effective administration of
justice in the state and we request NCC’s intervention in this
regard,” he said.
The Executive Vice Chairman, EVC, of the Nigerian Communications
Commission, NCC, has said that the commission has no power to
prosecute individuals who indulge in willful damage of telecom
infrastructure, telecoms facility theft, and fibre cuts, among
other crimes.
Mr Danbatta made this known during a courtesy visit by a
high-powered delegation of the Kano State Judiciary to the chief
telecom regulator at the NCC Kano Zonal Office, in Kano, over the
weekend.
The EVC, however, restated the commission’s commitment to
continue to strengthen collaboration with judicial institutions in
the country.
According to Mr Danbatta, these criminal acts conspire to
degrade the quality of service (QoS) in the country, and since the
NCC has no prosecutorial power, the need to strengthen
collaboration with the judicial arm of the government at all levels
has become expedient.
“NCC does not have prosecutorial power in criminal acts
committed by the citizens and licensees which are inimical to the
progress of the sector; and we appreciate the ways and manners such
criminal cases are being dispensed by the judiciary.
“This is a testimony to the kind cooperation NCC has been
enjoying from the judiciary,” he observed.
According to Mr Danbatta, the Commission will never fold its
arms while unscrupulous citizens cause havoc on telecommunications
infrastructure since that affects the quality of service innocent
citizens enjoy.
“Therein lies the importance of the judiciary in the work that
we have been assigned by the government to do. We very much
appreciate this cooperation with the judiciary and we are committed
to ensuring that the cooperation grows stronger and stronger going
forward,” he said.
According to him, the recently-concluded NCC Judges Workshop
held in Abuja was a very important initiative of the Commission to
continuously collaborate with members of the judicial arm of
government through updating them with the trends and regulatory
dynamism of the sector with a view to improving their knowledge for
effective dispensation of justice.
Earlier in his address, the Chief Registrar of Kano State High
Court of Justice, Abdullahi Ado-Bayero, who led the delegation,
commended the efforts of Prof. Danbatta and NCC in the
fast-tracking digital transformation of governance and other
sectors of the economy, adding that Judiciary, as a whole, has
recognised the necessity and inevitability of digital justice
system as well as full integration of ICT-based court system in the
administration of justice.
He said this position is well entrenched in the National
Judiciary Information Technology Policy (NJITP), 2021 and is
consistent with the NCC’s objective and strategic intervention to
advance ICT knowledge and training for various public institutions
in Nigeria.
“It is in line with the above that the Kano State Judiciary is
determined to explore all necessary avenues and opportunities to
integrate ICT-based court systems as well as digitised justice
delivery systems for the efficient and effective administration of
justice in the state and we request NCC’s intervention in this
regard,” he said.