Former Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, has criticized Nigerian security agencies, including the Police Force, for allegedly failing to effectively utilize the National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration policy in combating the country’s rising insecurity. Responding to queries about the persistence of insecurity despite significant investments in the NIN-SIM policy, Pantami attributed the challenge to the inadequate application of the policy.<\/p>\n
Pantami defended the efficacy of the NIN-SIM policy, stating that it has proven successful in the past when employed by relevant institutions fighting criminal activities. He disclosed instances during his tenure when the policy contributed to the success of security operations.<\/p>\n
Expressing frustration at the reported lack of utilization, Pantami emphasized his personal commitment to the policy, even in the face of threats to his life. He highlighted instances where the NIN-SIM policy was successfully implemented, underscoring its potential impact on enhancing security efforts.<\/p>\n
The former minister urged relevant institutions responsible for securing lives and property to maximize the benefits of the NIN-SIM policy in addressing the nation’s security challenges. Pantami concluded by expressing hope for the safe rescue of kidnapped individuals and calling for lasting peace and stability in Nigeria.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Former Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Ali Pantami, has criticized Nigerian security agencies, including the Police Force, for allegedly failing to effectively utilize the National Identification Number (NIN) and Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) registration policy in combating the country’s rising insecurity. Responding to queries about the persistence of insecurity despite significant investments in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":14424,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14423","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14423","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14423"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14423\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14501,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14423\/revisions\/14501"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14424"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14423"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14423"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abujacityjournal.com\/livenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14423"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}