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NIMC Arrests Suspects In NIN Illegal Deals

<h4><strong>NIMC Arrests Suspects In NIN Illegal Deals<&sol;strong><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;"><strong>OpenLife<&sol;strong> Nigeria<&sol;a> reports that the National Identity Management Commission has been notified of the activities of unauthorised individuals or organisations purportedly asking for the submission of the National Identification Number &lpar;NIN&rpar; of Anambra residents in exchange for money&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to an official statement signed by Dr&period; Kayode Adegoke&comma;Head&comma; Corporate Communications Unit of NIMC&comma; the action contravenes the NIMC Act No 23&comma; 2007&comma; Data Protection Act&comma; and Cyber Crime Act&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The statement clarified that upon receiving the information on the activities of the unscrupulous individuals&comma; NIMC&comma; in conjunction with the Department of State Services &lpar;DSS&rpar; and the Nigeria Police Force<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&lpar;NPF&rpar;&comma; swiftly arrested the culprits behind the illegal collection of the NIN&period; They are currently being interrogated and would be made to face the full wrath of the law&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Commission&comma; therefore&comma; advises Anambra State residents and Nigerians to avoid<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>submitting their NINs to unauthorized individuals&comma; organizations&comma; or platforms&comma; as the<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Federal Government and NIMC have not authorized this&period; Anyone caught will be sanctioned<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>appropriately&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;25669" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-25669" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-25669" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;06&sol;Anambra-300x300&period;jpg" alt&equals;"NIMC Arrests Suspects In NIN Illegal Deals" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"300" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-25669" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>Anambra State<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>At no time should NIN holders give out their NINs for monetary compensation&period; This is<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>against the laws of the Federation&period; Anyone caught will be dealt with appropriately&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Commission had earlier issued a statement warning Nigerians against sharing their<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>NIN or Data with anyone or on any fictitious sites&period; The NIN can only be used by the holders<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>to access government or private sector services&comma; and it must be verified&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The Commission has taken necessary measures to curb the activities of these unscrupulous<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>individuals&period; The general public is hereby advised to reach out to the <a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;vanguardngr&period;com&sol;">Commission<&sol;a> whenever<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>they notice the indiscriminate collection of NIN via&colon; nimccustomercare&commat;nimc&period;gov&period;ng&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>07002255646&semi; 01923000010<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>NIMC wishes to thank all security agencies for their support towards the credibility and success of the NIN enrolment project&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;25926" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-25926" style&equals;"width&colon; 300px" class&equals;"wp-caption alignnone"><img class&equals;"size-medium wp-image-25926" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2024&sol;07&sol;NIIMC-1-300x266&period;jpg" alt&equals;"NIMC Arrests Suspects In NIN Illegal Deals" width&equals;"300" height&equals;"266" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-25926" class&equals;"wp-caption-text"><em><strong>NIMC Director General&comma; Engineer Abisoye Coker-Odusote<&sol;strong><&sol;em><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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