…Knocks NCC, Telcos for poor handling of refarm lines

..It’s not our fault-NIMC

By Juliet Umeh

When Victory Ibezim walked into the registration point of one of the telecom operators in Lagos to purchase a new SIM card, he believed he was taking ownership of a fresh mobile identity.

Like millions of Nigerians, he submitted his National Identification Number, NIN, had his biometric details captured and posed for a head-shot, expecting the line to be registered solely in his name.