Buhari orders NCC to collect Nigerians’ phone IDs within three months
President Muhammadu Buhari has directed the Nigerian Communications Commission to collect the phone International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) of citizens within three months.
Buhari’s directive to the NCC was contained in the Revised National Identity Policy for SIM Card Registration. The directive, according to Buhari, must be fully implemented by the end of July 2021.
The policy stated that the implementation of a Centralized Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) otherwise known as Device Management System (DMS) will serve as a repository for keeping records of all registered mobile phones’ International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) and owners of such devices.
With the emergence of the new policy, Nigerians are quite unclear of the purposes of the directive. Some are of the opinion that the reasons for implementation are the same as that of the National Identity Number (NIN) that is being conducted by the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC).
So if I later sell my phone from me to 5th generation. Are they going to be looking for or what?
I don’t think this man knows what next, stupid request
Somebody should enlighten this man more on what to do to strengthen our internal security
Instead of enlighten the populace about the advantage and disadvantage, would they go to sambisa to collect IMEI from bokoharam and bandits
that is a good initiatives and will be very good for the security o this country……..