The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has threatened to drag the Federal Government to court.
SERAP has threatened to sue President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration for barring 72 million telecommunications customers in the country.
The nonpartisan group criticized the blocking of lines without due procedure.
In a tweet, SERAP wrote: “BREAKING: NIN-SIM registration: We’re suing the Buhari administration over the blocking of 72 million subscribers from making calls without due process of law.”
The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, had commended Nigerians and Legal Residents for their support during the exercise to link National Identification Number (NIN) to the Subscriber Identification Module (SIM).
A statement made available by the Nigerian Communications Commission, signed by Dr. Ikechukwu Adinde, said as of date, over 125 million SIMs have had their NINs submitted for immediate linkage, verification, and authentication.