The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will release the biodata of any individual suspected of using mobile phone to commit any offence within 60 minutes.
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Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria.
Pantami said only security agencies are permitted to get bio data from any network provider if there was any suspicion of infractions by any citizen on the use of a cell phone.
He reiterated his ministry’s commitment to support security agencies to combat crimes through the registration of SIM cards.
Pantami, however, said that the SIM card registration must be in synchronisation with the National Identification Number (NIN) registration, which was being carried out nationwide.
According to the minister, it is an offence for any citizen or foreigner resident in the country not to have a NIN.
“It is the number that one is identified either as a citizen or as a legal resident. Any person resident in Nigeria is entitled to it by law.
“It is the foundational identity and no responsible country will exist without providing foundational ID to its citizens and legal residents.
“It exists in the UK as National Insurance Number, in the U. S. as the National Insurance Security Number, even in India with population of about 1.2 billion it exists for all citizens.
“The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will release the biodata of any individual suspected of using mobile phone to commit any offence within 60 minutes country has a type of identification but in Nigeria, the 7th most populous nation after China, India, U.S., Indonesia, Pakistan and Brazil, we are still struggling to know the total number of people living in Nigeria,” he said.
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