THE Nigerian telecoms company Nitel has cut off most emergency lines to the police in Lagos over their unpaid bills. Lagos, home to more than 10-_million people, is one of Nigeria’s most violent cities and the under-funded police have now had most of their lines cut off, said deputy police commissioner Emmanuel Adebayo. Fewer than five lines are currently working out of the 50 or so lines in police headquarters, Adebayo said. The police officer admitted the police owed Nitel money but said this was because of under-funding by government. – AFP