In the case of criminal cases, or any court cases that happened to involve the Recycled SIM, (Since the Network-Providers had supposedly wiped out the information of the previous owner of the SIM from their own database, and they didn't keep any backup information about the previous owner), it then means that the new owner is in for a troublem he knows absolutely nothing about.
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What can the NCC and the TELCOS do about that??

Same issues are also experienced when trying to register for BVN with a recyled number which had already been captured on another pre-existing BVN Number.

BluntNigerian:
In the case of criminal cases, or any court cases that happened to involve the Recycled SIM, (Since the Network-Providers had supposedly wiped out the information of the previous owner of the SIM, and they didn't keep any backup information about the previous owner), it then means that the new owner is in for a troublem he knows absolutely nothing about.
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What can the NCC and the TELCOS do about that??

I would like to know your opinions to this..

Sanchez01:

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seunayantokun:

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Bossman:
Exactly! Not an issue at all. Registering the recycled/new sim card will require that an NIN be provided. Or once a number is recycled, Telco's will automatically delete all the owners data associated with the sim card.

NobleDeSage001:
Number recycling will not stop.

Rather, once a mobile number is determined to have become dormant and out of use for the prescribed period, the personal details of the former owner can be erased at the time of reissue to a new subscriber.

DonOms:
Yes, number recycling will continue so the number blocks are not wasted since it costs these telecoms company (TELCOS) money to get extra numbers.

What I expect the TELCOS to do is to update the NIN info at the point of re-registering a recycled number i.e. a recycled number will get updated with the NIN and data of the new customer buying the recycled number.

DukeJoe17:


Very simple:
NIN will be replaced while registering for the recycled number. Shikina.

alawiiyeyoruba:
Very good question, but I think once a number isn't in use again, the entire database would be wiped alongside the NIN

The only thing I care about is for client way I bill to pay, nothing else consign me kan kan...

This December must be blurred.

This is a very good question.

I know some security personnel will not even wait for an explanation, before they start dishing out slaps to the person, if ownership of such a sim is traced to a person.

A very important issue raised by you the OP. I still find it very unfunny that despite every huge budget yearly we don't have database as a country.

Around 3 months ago, my elder almost got himself into Sim card issue. He was on his own when some people called him, before he knows they're already at his door step.

They asked him to provide so so person with so so number. He dialed his phone and the number happened to be one of his close colleague at work. The guy got the Sim recently so my brother was surprised what might have happen.

My brother called the his friend and told him what happened, immediately the guy show and the police took them to the police station.

On getting to the station, they met with the IG team from Abuja and they wanted to transferred them to Abuja, it was the interference of their lawyer that saved them. When the lawyer arrived the station, he told the IG team his clients cannot go to Abuja with them.
After all it is the Sim pack that saved them. My brother's friend insisted he got the Sim newly from a vendor which he registered it with his details. They asked him to provide the Sim pack which the guy did na so the matter calm down.

Here is the issue, the police from the IG team said the person using the line before defrauded someone in Abuja of a very large amount. So they tried their best to catch him with no avail, phone was off for months and they continue to monitor the line.

After a while they observed the number is back online so they have to tap the number he calls frequently which happened to be my brother. They believe the guy can still outsmart them reason they come for my brother which they believe he will lead them to his arrest not knowing the number has been recycled by the telecom company.

The recycled Sim card has brought sorrows to many Nigerians and our government are not doing anything about it. I remember what the guy that bought Buhari's daughter Sim card went through in the hand of the DSS.

GOD WILL HELP US.

Ncc and the telecos need to sit down and sort this out!

What happened between Buhari's daughter and Anthony Okolie

Wahala

That is the inabilty of the TELCOS and inabilty of the NCC to manage properly the database of their data.

I think the NIN of the new users need to be updated too

Wahala for who dey plan to buy new SIM card.

it's either you keep on receiving constant calls from salah maleku people,or you'd be tracked down and mistaken for a criminal or a kidnapper

And should you be mistaken for any of the aforementioned, simply know that your journey to okere prison has just begun..

And unfortunately it you're a guy,just know that wahala na sure banker for your nyansh

In a nutshell,I don't support this idea because the people who may likely suffer from it's aftermath may exceed what they actually had in mind..

Different Kasala everywhere

a very good observation

Thats negligence on the part of network providers, why would they wiped out the most important
information about the customers, without a precautionary plan or a back up data base, thats unprofessional
As for Govt they supposed to sue them for that because in a developing country it shouldn't be,
for any court of law my thought is that the VICTIM should be pardon,because no evidence anywhere.

Wahala for who no get sim card

The Database is dynamic and not static.. data redundancy is eliminated

Recycled SIM upon registration with new NIN and NCC SIM registration become liability of new user


After termination of contract on a SIM card due to 90 days inactiveness the diactivated SIM can't get new user arrested as long as NIN registration is done

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slawormiir:
Damnnn niggarrrr ....
Isoright....let me seek for knowledge
grab my Hennessey and my weed while i seek for knowledge on this topic
A real niggar should always smoke some weed, bang enough pussy, drink some bottles, make some dope money and SEEK FOR KNOWLEDGE anyday anytime twice on Monday especially on topic like this that is almost beyond his comprehension
Am going to put on my intellectual cap while blazing my weed as i perused and read between lines on every comment on this topic

Are you really slawomir or an imposter?

I think Telcos need to improvise and scrap this method of recycling. There is no way to avoid the consequences attached if not to entirely stop recycling

Aside: some citing NIN to be the solution, so none Nigerians can’t have a Nigerian SIM card?

Sometimes,this recycled numbers still have the details and profile of the previous owner. If you put them on truecaller,you will see names that you aren't familiar with popping up,meanwhile you own the sim card.

Nonsense

Their intension isn't clear.

Imagine the last protest, NCC conditioned telcos, say MTN, to release list of calls that routed through the mast at lekki tollgate. They get their BVN and froze all accounts.

These uninformed political fronts can do it.

This government are just confused set of thiefs finding any means to steal they av many problems to solve na this one dem go bring up