Nigerians have taken to Twitter to register their displeasure against the government’s recent directive, that orders Nigerians to submit the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) of their phones to the Nigerian Communications Commission in July.
The government intends to keep records of all registered mobile phones and owners of these phones, with this move.
This was detailed in the commission’s revised National Identity Policy for SIM card registration.
According to the policy the directive was from the Federal President of the country, Muhammadu Buhari.
However different Nigerians have taken to Twitter to register their displeasure against the directive.
NIN + IMEI registration is a way for the Govt to track down and kill you when you disagree with them.
Stop registering for it.
Even if you did NIN, don't ever do IMEI registration.
— Ochiagha (@ronaldnzimora) May 21, 2021
I will trek through the evil wilderness of Niger Republic, the dry scorching and dangerous deserts of Libya and serve as a slave for 2 years in Libya before crossing over to Europe to do prostitution than to give Isa Pandemic my IMEI number
— $Hydra (@TheBriDen) May 21, 2021
NCC said Nigerians must submit their phone IMEI from July, & it’s mandatory. Obadiah Mailafia already told us, “they will move to Phase 2 by 2022.” With your phone IMEI, they will track your whereabouts. And Isa Pantami have access to your NIN-SIM Registration information. pic.twitter.com/XemRSut20K
— NEFERTITI (@firstladyship) May 21, 2021
The gimmick NCC is trying to play with IMEI is even against what was stated in Section 37 of 1999 constitution as crooked as it is. pic.twitter.com/Dze1LSGCu6
— Ayemojubar ? (@ayemojubar) May 21, 2021
Is Isa Pantami sure he won't be needing our phone's password, and probably our email password as well.
IMEI won't be enough o.— Olawale Ebenzy (@ebenzy_) May 21, 2021
Isa Pantami is the minister for invasion of privacy of law abiding citizens. He has to be stopped, before he destroys what's left of Nigeria. What is he looking for in our phone's IMEI?
Coupled with the attorney general of ethnic profiling?
WHEN WOULD THESE NONSENSES END?
— Mazi @FestusGreen ?? (@FestusGreen) May 21, 2021
I haven't linked my NIN and I'm definitely not going to submit my IMEI to NCC and Isa Pantami.
Patapata, I will relocate to Togo.
— Elvis Tunde ➐ (@Tunnykvng) May 21, 2021
If I submit my phone IMEI number to this useless government. Let me bend.
From BVN to NIN and now IMEI yet the country's security is still shit!!!!
— IRUNNIA ™ (@Irunnia_) May 21, 2021
There is no single sensible justification for NCC to ask any citizen of this country to submit IMEI of their gadgets. Except we have clueless people at NCC and the presidency. Even at that, there is no justification for this mumu step.
— B h a d o o s k y (@BhadmusAkeem) May 21, 2021
Stubborn me wey never link NIN on hearing that F.G wants us to submit our phone IMEI : pic.twitter.com/vQwgx0oWQG
— Madu Of Ketu (@Madu_emmanuel_) May 21, 2021
IMEI registration ko….. Federal government will have to arrest me for this one. NIN I never do now na phone IMEI. pic.twitter.com/RMlI5pUEJc
— Iam_Ubiee? (@Swissekpo1) May 21, 2021
Isa Pantami; Submit your IMEI number or go to jail?
Nigerians: pic.twitter.com/5RvaMnT9Kx
— Danky? (@CaptDanky) May 21, 2021
