FG disconnects 2.2 million improperly registered mobile telephone lines

The Federal Government has blocked 2,277,311 improperly
registered mobile telephone lines across the country, the Ministry
of Communications said on Saturday.

They were among the 9.2 million lines which the authorities said
earlier in the month to be improperly registered.

The ministry said 6,830,249 of the lines were revalidated by
September 25, the deadline of an ultimatum on the regularisation of
the lines.

The deactivation of the lines followed a directive issued to the
Nigeria Communications Commission by the Minister of
Communications, Dr. Isa Pantami.

The Deputy Director/Head Information/Press and PR Unit of the
ministry, Mrs Philomena Oshodin, said in a statement in Abuja that
“Pantami has reiterated the need for all improperly registered SIM
cards to remain blocked until they are properly registered.”

The minister directed that “the profiles of persons linked to
crime, aided and abetted by the use of SIM cards, should be
promptly provided to the relevant security agencies when requested
and a copy is sent to him for monitoring.”

Pantami commended NCC and the telecoms operators for working
hard to carry out the directive in record time.

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