NCC ORDERS NIGERIANS TO SUBMIT PHONES’ TRACKING ID NUMBERS FROM JULY
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has directed Nigerians to submit their International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) of their phones from July 2021.
This was made known through the commission’s Revised National Identity Policy for SIM Card Registration.
Intelligence gathered that the NCC’s move to start the implementation of the Device Management System (a Centralised Equipment Identity Register) is backed by President Muhammadu Buhari.
“Accordingly, His Excellency, President Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR, has directed that the Device Management System should be implemented within three months,” a portion of the policy disclosed.
The NCC further stated, “With the aim to curtail the counterfeit mobile phone market, discourage mobile phone theft, enhance National Security, protect consumer interest, increase revenue generation for the government, reduce the rate of kidnapping, mitigate the use of stolen phones for crime, and facilitate blocking or tracing of stolen mobile phones and other smart devices, one of the means to achieve this is through the deployment of Device Management System.
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