The attention of the Nigerian Communications Commission has been drawn to several media publications, to the effect that the Commission will require Nigerians to submit the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) of their phones to it from July, 2021.
The Commission said the body did not issue a Statement regarding the registration of IMEI by subscribers, and it has no plans to do so.
The Director Public Affairs, Dr Ikechukwu Adinde made the disclosure in a statement.
According to the statement, the reports in question have emanated from a section of the Revised National Identity Policy for SIM Card Registration, recently launched by President Muhammadu Buhari and which has been uploaded on the Commission’s website.
“It is pertinent to state that the Commission is in the process of deploying a Device Management System (DMS). The DMS will essentially protect subscribers against phone theft, and will identify and enable the elimination of fake devices from the networks. The system will capture IMEI automatically without any requirement for subscribers to submit same.”
The Nigerian Communications Commission, therefore advise the general public to disregard the publications, which have created erroneous impression that telephone subscribers will be required to register their IMEI with their networks.
