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September 27, 2019
The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has blockedabout 2.224 million improperly registered SIM cards from telecom services.
Earlier, the Federal Government had given the NCC up to lastWednesday to cut off all SIM cards not properly registered by their owners fromtelecom networks.
The Minister of Communications, Isa Ali Ibrahim Pantami gavethe directive in Abuja, after he inaugurated the newly constituted NCC boardtwo weeks ago.
Pantami observed that it was the federal government’s hopethat the spate of kidnapping and banditry would be drastically reduced if allthe unregistered SIM cards being used by criminals were blocked.
Meanwhile, NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Henry Nkemaduconfirmed that all the improperly registered SIMS had been deactivated fromtelecom networks.
Also the Chairman of the Association of TelecommunicationsOperators of Nigeria, ALTON, Gbenga Adebayo, said the operators were notresponsible for the issue as they complied with NCC’s rule on SIM registration.