The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has warned National Identity Card enrollee against sharing their personal data.
NIMC said it views with grave concern the indication Nigerians are selling their personal information, including that of the National Identification Number (NIN) attributed to the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC)
The statement by EFCC had indicated that ”this fraud scheme is largely driven by an army of young Nigerians offering a paltry payment of between N1500 and N2000 to their victims to make them surrender a copy of their personal information details to them and sell the same information to some Fintech Institutions for about N5000” is not only of serious security concern but of grave consequences on the NIN holders.
A statement signed by Dr. Kayode Adegoke, the Head, Corporate Communications said NIMC “will not be held responsible for any personal information shared by an individual directly or by proxy for the purpose of financial gain or inducement.”
It reiterated that “Nigerians have been informed repeatedly in the past by the NIMC not to disclose their NIN to any unauthorised individual or organisation. Equally of note is that any NIN presented to access services must be duly verified before granting such services. Nigerians and service providers should note.”
NIMC therefore called on the general public to download the NINAuth App on either Apple iOS or the Google Play Store to enjoy seamless benefits, including but not limited to protection and security of the NIN, the power to control personal information on the NIN, and so many more.
