As Nigerians wrestle to acquire the National Identification Number (NIN) from offices of the National Identification Management Commission (NIMC) nationwide, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has stated some unscrupulous individuals are cashing in on the train to induce enrollees to sell their unique digits for a charge.
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The agency’s spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, who made the disclosure yesterday in Abuja, defined that the buyers had been additionally reselling.
Clarifying that it’s unlawful to promote NIN, Uwujaren warned the vendor dangers vicarious legal responsibility for any act of criminality linked to the quantity.
“In different phrases, they threat arrest and prosecution for any act of criminality linked to their NIN whether or not they’re straight accountable or not for the crime.
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“The fee warns members of the general public in opposition to promoting their NIN and to report anybody in search of to purchase their NIN to the closest workplace of the EFCC or different legislation enforcement agencies,” he added.
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