By Auwal Mohammed
Gombe (Nigeria) — Inspector General of Nigerian Police, Ibrahim Kpotun Idris has described the sale and use of pre-registered SIM card as a severe threat to security sector and governance.The Inspector General of police stated this Thursday at the one day sensitization workshop for law enforcement agencies in the northeast zone on Telecommunications issues, organized by Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) in Gombe, northeast Nigeria.
He said “These criminal activities including use of pre-registration subscriber identification module SIM cards, while these issues should should be of concern to all us.
“As a law enforcement officers, it is my belief that in addressing these challenges, we must re-strategize on our noble programme of community policing across communities and give our communities greater stake in securing national assets,” he added.
Also speaking the Executive Vice Chairman of NCC, Prof Umar Garba Danbatta, who was represented by the Head of Monitoring and Enforcement, Mr. Ejosa Idehen, said that the model anchored on robust development of infrastructure, transmission and retail segment, is expected to speed up the cascading of networks of fiber required by individuals and businesses to improve life and catalyze economic growth.
“Importantly the contributions of our sector to the GDP is nearing 10percent, yet we look forward very enthusiastically to seeing greater development in the sector because we are irrevocably committed to full implementation of the national broadband plan”, Prof Danbatta said.