The crowd stormed the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) office at Alausa in Ikeja, Lagos on Monday.
This was in response to the mandate given by the Federal Government on December 14 that all Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) not synchronized with valid National Identity Number (NIN) by December 30th, 2020 will be disconnected.
According to viral pictures on social media, thousands were seen jostling at the Alausa center to register their NIN numbers before the deadline imposed by the Nigerian Communications Commissions.
Recall that the NCC warned that any telecom operators that failed to comply with the directive risked outright withdrawal of their license or heavy penalty.
This was in response to the mandate given by the Federal Government on December 14 that all Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) not synchronized with valid National Identity Number (NIN) by December 30th, 2020 will be disconnected.
According to viral pictures on social media, thousands were seen jostling at the Alausa center to register their NIN numbers before the deadline imposed by the Nigerian Communications Commissions.
Recall that the NCC warned that any telecom operators that failed to comply with the directive risked outright withdrawal of their license or heavy penalty.
Note that the last time Nigerians were thrown into such turmoil was when the Federal Government announced the mandatory for all bank customers to be captured in the Bank Verification Number (BVN) project.
