The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has threatened to arrest and prosecute anyone found culpable in the sale or use of pre-registered Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards in the country.
The NCC’s Director of Public Affairs, Reuben Muoka, who gave the warning in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, noted that the commission’s position was in line with the Nigerian Communications Act (NCA) 2003; and the commission’s registration of telephone subscribers’ regulations of 2011.
The statement read: “In a recent monitoring and enforcement exercise by the commission, some suspects were arrested, handed over to the law enforcement agencies, prosecuted, and have been convicted.
