Criminals Feeling Heat Of National Identification Number–SIM Verification Exercise —Pantami

The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, has said criminals across the country are “feeling the heat” of the ongoing linking of National Identification Numbers with Subscriber Identification Modules.

He made the comment while reacting to the retraction of a story published by a news medium.

The story had purportedly linked the minister to the terrorist organisation, Boko Haram.

“On the issue of NIN-SIM Verification to fight insecurity, there is no going back,” he said. “Our priority as government based on the provision of our constitution 1999 (as…