The military claimed in announcing the ban that Islamist extremist group Boko Haram had used satellite phones to plan attacks on schools.
The insurgents have attacked two schools in the northeast this week, leaving at least 16 students and two teachers dead.
“Therefore, effective from 19 June 2013, the (military) imposes a ban on the use and sale of Thuraya phones and accessories, including Thuraya recharge cards in Borno state,” said a statement from Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa.
Thuraya is a popular brand of satellite phones.
“Anyone seen with Thuraya phones, recharge cards and accessories will be arrested,” the statement said.
It was unclear whether the ban would also apply to journalists, who have used satellite phones to communicate when visiting the region, where the military launched a sweeping offensive on May 15.
The announcement applied to Borno state, the hardest hit in the region, and it was unclear if it would be extended.
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