The Nigerian government uncovered over 6,000 citizens from the Niger Republic illegally obtained National Identity Number (NIN). According to reports, the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, briefed the Federal Executive Council (FEC) about this development, he also reportedly stated that the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has deleted the 6,000 NINs obtained by Nigeriens from its database.
Recall that on October 13, 2022, the Defence Headquarters in Abuja stated that troops in collaboration with the Nigeria Police and personnel of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) intercepted two suspected fake NIMC officials.
The Director of Defence Media Operations at the time, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, in a statement, said, “It was revealed that the suspects had visited the Gagamari IDP camp in the Niger Republic to register non-Nigerians in the IDP camp.
“Items recovered from the suspects include National Identification Number registration machine, printing machine, laminating machine, a computer tracking machine and a generator set among other items.”
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