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NCC orders suspension of new SIM sale, registration after Crimefacts.News story

The Nigerian Communications Commission has directed Mobile Network Operators to immediately suspend the sale and activation of new SIM cards to allow an audit of the Subscriber Registration Database. Crumefscts.News had reported how Sim cards are being recycled by fraudsters without registration thereby endangering Nigerian citizens. The Director , Public Affairs at NCC , Dr. […]

ENDANGERED: Many ‘Recycled’ SIM Cards Flood Streets, Markets

Improperly registered Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) cards have flooded Nigerian streets and markets as they are freely sold to willing buyers, Daily Trust reports. With just N200 or less, customers who want the SIM cards for legitimate purposes or those with criminal intent get them from vendors selling by the roadside, in vans or wheel […]

Troops kill three bandits in Benue community

Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke have killed three suspected armed bandits on Sunday night at Adaka , a suburb of Makurdi town . An eyewitness told our correspondent that the bandits numbering about 10 stormed the community around 8pm on Sunday. The source who simply identified himself as ‘ Terna ’ said that leaders in […]

Yuletide: Combined Security Agencies Begin patrol In Anambra

Ibe Pascal Arogorn, Awka Police and other security agencies have begun a joint “visibility patrol” on black spots and other flashpoints in the state ahead of Christmas and New year. The spokesman of the command, Haruna Mohammed, says the patrol is to ensure residents are protected throughout the yuletide season. The patrol is to deter […]

HURIDE calls for decentralization of PSC

Human Rights, Liberty Access and Peace Defenders’Foundation (HURIDE), has called for the immediate decentralization of the Police Service Commission (PSC) in the country. The decentralization, said HURIDE in a press conference held in Awka, the Anambra State capital will bring the Police controlling body closer to Police officers to ensure their effective monitoring and discipline. […]

Police arrest suspected gunrunner in Cross River

The police in Cross River State have arrested a 52- year -old man, Cyprian Mbe , in connection with alleged arms supplies and promotion of native wars in the state. The State Commissioner of Police, Abdulkadir Jimoh , who briefed journalists on Monday in Calabar, said the suspect had been a gunrunner for a long […]