The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has alerted the public about the dangers of sharing details of their National Identification Number (NIN).
In a statement signed by the NIMC’s Head of Corporate Communications, Dr. Kayode Adegoke, on Sunday, the Commission said: “The statement by EFCC that ‘this fraud scheme is largely driven by an army of young Nigerians offering a paltry payment of between ₦1500 and ₦2000 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.
“The NIMC wishes to state clearly that it 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. Nigerians have been informed repeatedly in the past by the NIMC not to disclose their NIN to any unauthorised individual or organisation.”
Adegoke stated that any NIN presented to access services must be duly verified before such services are granted, urging Nigerians and service providers to take note.
He also advised the 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 many more.
