ABUJA — The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says citizens should avoid linking National Identification Numbers (NINs) to another person’s SIM card.
Ikechukwu Adinde, NCC’s spokesperson, in a statement on Monday, said the commission gave the warning during its third run Telecom Consumer Town Hall on Radio (TCTHR) program, broadcast live on Human Rights Radio, 101.1 FM in Abuja recently.
According to the statement, Efosa Idehen, NCC’s director, consumer affairs bureau, during the radio program said telecom consumers should not allow another use their NINs to register on another person’s SIM.
Idehen is to protect the owner of the NIN from any liabilities or negative consequences that could arise.
“If the person, whose SIM is linked to your line uses 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.
“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 read.
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