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NCC deactivates 2.2 million improperly-registered SIM cards

The Executive Vice Chairman of the Nigerian Communications Commission
(NCC), Prof. Umar Garba Danbatta, has said 2.2 improperly-registered
Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards across Mobile Network
Operators (MNOs) have been completely deactivated.

Danbatta, at the weekend in Abuja, said the action was sequel to a
ministerial directive that the NCC should compel service providers to
block all improperly-registered SIM cards, pending when their owners
regularise their registration.

The EVC recalled that prior to the directive, NCC Compliance
Monitoring and Enforcement Team, had reduced the number of questionable
SIM cards in the country to 9.2 million.

He stated that the deactivation was contrary to reports by a section
of the media “suggesting that nothing has been done with respect to the
issue of improperly-registered SIM cards”.

Danbatta assured that the NCC will continue to aggressively pursue
the national objectives of delivering an accurate database of telephone
subscribers in Nigeria.

He stated that the SIM data submitted to the Commission is constantly
being validated for higher efficiency to support the national security
objectives of the SIM registration exercise through NCC’s zero tolerance
for deviations from the proper registration process.

Danbatta restated NCC’s commitment to the periodic SIM data audit,
continuous compliance monitoring exercise on the MNOs, as well as
constant consumer education and engagement against using
improperly-registered SIM cards.

The EVC restated its resolve to partner with stakeholders to address
national security concerns, especially kidnappings, banditry, armed
robberies, cattle rustling and other crimes associated with SIM cards
across and to ensure that same are traceable to their real owners.

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