Monday, July 30, 2012

Rising insecurity in Jos: CNSSL closes MTN call centre


The continuous insecurity in the country, may have heightened Monday, with operators of MTN call centre in Jos, the CNSSL has shut the centre on security reasons.
The management of CNSSL in a press statement made available to ITRealms states “CNSSL regrets to announce the closing down of its call centre operation in Jos, Plateau State.”
ITRealms recalls that CNSSL had entered into a contract to operate and staff the Jos call centre on behalf of MTN Nigeria in July 2010, and has been doing exactly that until the recent closure.
The company also attributed the closure to persisting state of insecurity in Jos and its environs, the consequence of which has had significant impact on CNSSL operations, personnel and therefore the ability to deliver on contractual obligations to MTN.
Also, the CNSSL management stated that the current state of insecurity and threat to personnel has been heightened by recent developments in Jos.
“Since we conduct our operations in accordance with international best practice, we consider the safety of human lives as more important than financial gain or consideration. We have therefore informed MTN and all other concerned stakeholders including our staff,” part of the press statement read.
Further, the company says “This is a decision that we have not taken with levity, given our antecedents as one of the pioneer local companies in Nigeria to operate an outsourced call centre model for the telecommunication industry and the confidence reposed in us by MTN Nigeria.”
In addition, CNSSL deeply regrets the loss of jobs and consequential economic loss to all stakeholders.


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