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Angry consumers on Monday was captured on camera vandalising MTN office in the Festac area of Lagos office.
It would be recalled that disgruntled subscribers had stormed various offices of the telecommunication giant across the country to express their frustration over their deactivated SIM cards.
In the viral video on social media, the angry customers could be seen trying to pull down one of the building’s iron bars.
A resident who pleaded anonymously told FIJ that the crowd lost control after they perceived the MTN staff were unwilling to attend to them.
“People visited the office on Monday to complain about their deactivated lines, but I think the MTN officials were not attending to them and the people got angry and started scattering the premises,” he said.
“However, normalcy has since been restored to the area even though some customers are still hanging around.”
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TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) had directed telecom companies to bar unregistered SIM cards and SIMs that were not linked to NIN in 2020.
Compulsory linkage of NIN with SIM began in December 2020 and since December 2023, the NCC has reviewed the deadline a few times.
First, April 15, 2024 was set as the deadline for barring subscribers with four or fewer SIMs that had unverified NIN details. This deadline was then reviewed to July 31, 2024, to give consumers more time to ensure their submitted NIN details are properly verified.