Selling Pre Registered Sim Cards: Considered Illegal By NCC.
The Nigerian Communications Commission also known as NCC, has warned the SIM card vendors, retailers and the public to stop selling any of the pre-registered SIM card
The NCC Head, of Media and Public Relations, Mr Reuben Muoka, said that it was against the law, selling pre-registered SIM cards. He further explained that selling pre-registered SIM cards to the public by vendors or retailers breaks the regulation on registration of phone subscribers. He also said that people involved in this activity would be liable on conviction to a fine or imprisonment according to the Nigerian Communications Act 2003. The service providers are supposed to make sure that new SIM cards were not registered before they were sold to the public through their other sources.