Tensions high over mast attacks

BBC News reports that Boko Haram wants to impose Sharia law across Nigeria. A further 13 people were arrested after an attack on an army checkpoint in Maiduguri. Earlier, Nigerian police said they would mount a 24-hour guard of mobile-phone installations following Boko Haram attacks on masts in the north. Boko Haram said it believed the masts were being used to track its members. Concerns have been raised that the damages to the mobile phone may amount to $34m. THISDAY notes that the umbrella body of telecommunication operators, the Association of Licensed Telecommunications Operators of Nigeria (ALTON), has warned its members - MTN, GLO, Airtel and Etisalat - would cut off telecoms services in the North of the country following the attacks.. Full BBC News report Full THISDAY report