The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has arrested five persons in Makurdi, Benue State for selling and distributing pre-registered SIM Cards.
In a statement issued yesterday by the Public Affairs Department, NCC said the act is illegal and punishable under the laws guiding SIM Card registration.
The Head of Enforcement, Efosa Idehen, maintained that the Commission has given ample warning to the public about the dangers of using pre-registered SIM card.
It reads in part: “With a contingent of other law enforcement agencies, NCC stormed Wurukun Market and Modern Market both in Makurdi, where the arrests of the suspects took place. They were in possession of sacks of pre-registered SIM Cards, while selling to unsuspecting users.
“A number of arrests have been made in different parts of the country by the enforcement team of the Commission while the Commission has at the same time mounted enlightenment campaigns in various languages across the country to ensure that this illegality is nipped in the bud.
He explained that pre-registered SIM Cards are those in which the biometric identity of a different person is used to register a number of SIM Cards, and then sold to different people such that identity of the user is not same with the one who registered the SIM.
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