Federal Government on Monday said the verification of National Identity Numbers with Subscriber Identification Module cards has dealt a big blow on criminals in the country.
This was coming as the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami, said the decision was generating positive effects.
In a series of tweets via his official Twitter handle, the minister said there was no going back on the NIN-SIM verification exercise.
Pantimi said, “On the issue of NIN-SIM verification to fight insecurity, there is no going back. Our priority as a government based on the provision of our constitution 1999 (as amended) Section 14(2)b is security, not just economy. For sure, no going back at all.
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“FYI (for your information) all, by the Almighty, no amount of intimation will stop @IsaPantami from implementing the good policies of President Muhammadu Buhari on security.
“Finally, if you are yet to verify your SIM using NIN, do it very soon, before our next action. Criminals are feeling the heat.”