Many Nigerian are saying that they will not submit their International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) to Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) saying that it is unlawful and that the government wants to start monitoring them.
Segun Awosanya whose Twitter handle is @segalink he said that the request by NNC is madness and that citizens must resist the call.
He said: This madness ends here. It is actually lawful to disregard an unconscionable order that breaches the constitutionally protected rights and privacy of the citizenry
The alleged demand for citizens’ IMEI is an overreach that must be resisted by all and sundry. #EndImpunity Police cars revolving light.
Elder Seun Flag a Media and Communications @iamseunalaofin said: We did NIN, we did BVN now they want us to drop our phone’s IMEI number.
Very soon they would tell us to put Buhari portrait in our homes for one reason we don’t know yet.
At this stage anyone that believes in this government needs Bigi Apple to get their senses back!!
@firstladyship said: 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.
@ayemojubar said: I don’t have issues releasing my sensitive data like IMEI / UDID to govt agencies, but this Isa Pantami / Buhari govt, they’ve lost my trust completely.
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You are at the mercy of whoever has your BVN, NIN and IMEI — your finances, your communication channels, your contacts, colleagues and family, your location, I mean the complete organogram of your existence.
Let that sink in beyen.
Isa Pantami and the entire APC cult wanted to have access to your IMEI. Face with tears of joy May you not make that irreversible mistake with Buhari govt.
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.
My phone, my IMEI is my private property. I bought it with my hard-earned, taxed money.
@TheBriDen said: 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.
@UNCLE_AJALA: Isa Pantami has access to our NIN, now NCC is mandating Nigerians to submit IMEI of phones from July 2021.
I hope FG won’t be mad if people don’t comply with this IMEI directives, because when people asked for the resignation of Isa Pantami for his extremism, FG didn’t comply.
@EbongJc said: It won’t work. Not this time. Not ever.
My IMEI is my private property. Just like my 3 digit at the back of my bank card.
@izziboye said: So what if I submit the IMEI of a phone and later sell the phone? Will I now have to submit change of ownership form? Face with tears of joy What’s all these?
