The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr Isa Pantami, says the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) will continue to support security agencies to combat cyber crimes through registration of SIM cards.
The minister reiterated the commitment when he featured as a special guest on FORUM, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) flagship interview programme in Abuja.
According to him, NCC plays a significant role through the provision of Biodata which can be used to trace criminals.
“We are not security agencies; what we are doing is our little effort to support security agencies.
“NCC only provides information for security agencies; if security agencies do not contact us, we will not know.”
He said only security agencies were permitted to obtain biodata, if they suspected a criminal.
Pantami urged Nigerians to be more interested in efforts to move the country forward rather than those that were not beneficial.
