{"id":217050,"date":"2022-09-17T16:32:19","date_gmt":"2022-09-17T15:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=217050"},"modified":"2022-09-17T16:32:19","modified_gmt":"2022-09-17T15:32:19","slug":"why-kidnappers-still-demand-ransom-via-phone-calls-despite-nin-sim-card-linkage-pantami","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2022\/09\/17\/why-kidnappers-still-demand-ransom-via-phone-calls-despite-nin-sim-card-linkage-pantami\/","title":{"rendered":"Why kidnappers still demand ransom via phone calls despite NIN-Sim card linkage – Pantami"},"content":{"rendered":"

Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Professor Isa Pantami, has said there had been a notable drop in the number of calls by fraudsters to unsuspecting phone users since the linking of sim cards with the National Indentation Number, NIN began.<\/p>\n

The Minister stated this in Umuahia, Abia State, during the World National Identify Day celebration, said that since the exercise commenced.<\/p>\n

He noted that although Kidnappers and terrorists still negotiate for ransom using phone calls, significant gains have been recorded<\/p>\n

Pantami<\/a> represented by the Director of Research and Development at the National Information Technology Development Agency, Dr Collins Agu, said that people should not expect innovation to wipe out evil overnight, arguing that it is a gradual process.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201dThe issue of Kidnappers\u2019 calls has actually reduced with respect to ransom by phones. The sanitation of the existing system cannot be done overnight. It\u2019s an ongoing process.<\/p>\n

“Those 419 calls we normally get most of the time have actually reduced because most of the numbers now are attached to the NIN.<\/p>\n

“It needs a little bit more time before the entire system will be completely sanitised. But a tremendous impact has been made so far.<\/p>\n

“At least for the first time, most people are scared of doing certain things with their phone numbers \u2013 making malicious calls.\u201d<\/p>\n

The minister said that the public outcry that greeted the blocking of unregistered sim cards slowed down efforts toward sanitising the telecom system.<\/p>\n

“Recall that when the Minister came and blocked a lot of numbers, there was an outcry by the telecoms, and he relaxed a bit on humanitarian grounds.<\/p>\n

“That is also slowing down the whole process because if he had gone the hardliner way, more would have criticized him. It\u2019s a gradual process but some progress has been made.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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