“We fix it, they steal it”: How relentless vandalism cripples Nigeria’s telecom sites

When Yahaya Ibrahim, Chief Technical Officer of MTN Nigeria, checked his phone on Wednesday afternoon, July 30, 2025, yet another telecom site had been vandalised. It was 12:30 p.m., but the Abia State-based site was the second incident of the day. The first happened at 6:05 a.m. There were two incidents the previous day. And the day before that. 

“It’s a constant daily occurrence, at…