The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC is set launch the second phase of Subscriber Identity Module, SIM registration database to track kidnappers and armed bandits.
NCC said it would begin the second phase of its ongoing audit of SIM registration data and registration processes across all Mobile Network Operator, MNO platforms.
The Commission in a statement said the audit is specifically to monitor operators’ strict adherence to the technical and other specifications for the subscriber registration as prescribed by the NCC’s Telephone Subscribers Registration Regulations of 2011 and the Technical Standards and Specifications issued by the commission in 2011.
The Commission’s NCC Executive Vice Chairman Umar Garba Danbatta, said that the NCC is very sensitive to the fact that the Subscriber Registration Database is a veritable tool being used by security and law enforcement agencies, adding that it will help in detection and apprehension of criminal elements involved in heinous crimes like kidnapping, financial crimes, armed robbery, banditry and other crimes which leverage on easy access to the national telecoms network.
