NIN- SIM Linkage: It’s The Duty Of Security Agencies To Track Kidnappers, Bandits Through NIN – NCC
March 4, 2024
…Adds, Subscribers Yet To Submit Their NIN Have Been Barred
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) says it is the duty of the Nigeria Security agencies to track bandits and kidnappers using the National Identification Numbers (NINs) of victims linked to their SIM cards.
Asked on Monday why kidnappers weren’t tracked despite that they contact the families of their victims using phone numbers, the NCC spokesman said, “lt’s difficult to begin to attend to issue that bandits, for instance, use a phone of the victim to make calls to the family because there is nothing one can do about it except the security agencies find a way around it.
“This is the reason we are talking about NIN-SIM linkage because we are talking about the people using phones to have their identities to help security agencies to track such calls.
“It is a duty of security agencies. We are providing all the necessary information.”
Muoka said “it is the police that they (victims’ families) will apply to. From the rank of Deputy Police commissioner and below, they will be able to do the tracking.
“The essence of submitting these identities is to also assist the security agencies in fighting crimes. They may not tell you the number of crimes they have also resolved by use of well-identified individuals using phones.”
On the issue of barring those who have no complied to the directive of linking their NIN to SIM, Muoka disclosed that such Subscribers have been barred.
Muoka had earlier in a message noted that the NIN-SIM linkage when finalised will aid in the investigative process.
“The police attends to the issue of information provision for tracking victims. But if the identity of the victim is not properly registered, then tracking will be difficult.
“Please note that there have been successful outcomes in utilizing the NIN-SIM linkage despite the fact that the process is still ongoing”.