SERAP Gives Buhari Government 48 Hours To Withdraw Directive Asking Nigerians For Phone IMEI Numbers

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to order the Nigerian Communications Commission to withdraw the directive asking Nigerians to submit the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) of their phones.

The Nigerian Communications Commission had stated that Nigerians would have to submit the International Mobile Equipment Identity of their phones to it from July.

In reaction, SERAP stated that the directive should be withdrawn, noting that it cannot be justified under any circumstance.

The group said the NCC’s directive amounts…