The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has warned
Nigerians not to link their National Identification Numbers (NINs) to another
person’s Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards.
Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC’s spokesperson, in a statement said the commission gave the warning during its third run Telecom Consumer Town
Hall on Radio (TCTHR) programme, broadcast live on Human Rights Radio, 101.1 FM
in Abuja recently.
Speaking during the radio programme focused on ‘the Benefits
of NIN-SIM Integration’, Efosa Idehen, NCC’s director, consumer affairs bureau,
said telecom consumers should not allow another use their NINs to register on
another person’s SIM.
Idehen said compliance would protect the owner of the NIN
from any liabilities or negative consequences arising from the use of another
person’s SIM.
“If the person, whose
SIM is linked to your line use his own SIM to commit crimes or any form of
atrocities, it is easy to be traced to you, and then, you will be dealt with because
the SIM is linked to your NIN,” he said.
The statement added that during the phone-in segment of the
radio programme, consumers within Nigeria and in the diaspora, especially from
the United Kingdom (UK), Russia and neighbouring countries like Ghana, among
others, called and received clarifications on the ongoing NIN-SIM integration
in Nigeria.
“Discussions largely focused on educating consumers on NIN
and its purpose, process of obtaining NIN, why consumers are being asked to
submit their NIN to their Mobile Network Service Providers, the benefits of
NIN-SIM linkage, the relationship between NIN and Bank Verification Number
(BVN) registration, the step-by-step approach to linking NIN to SIM, and the
role and uses of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) *346# in the
NIN-SIM integration activities,” the statement reads.
The statement added that Efosa was joined in the studio by
NCC’s director, public affairs, Ikechukwu Adinde, represented by Omoniyi
Ibietan, assistant Director in the department and Nnenna Ukoha, deputy
director, projects department of NCC.
Others include Mistura Aruna, NCC’s head, consumer
information and education, Kayode Adegoke, head, corporate communication,
National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), as well as representatives of
mobile operators, including MTN, Airtel, Globacom, and 9Mobile.
The NCC said the deadline for NIN-SIM integration is still
October 31, 2021.
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