EFCC Warns Nigerians Against Sale of NIN

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Thursday warned Nigerians against sales of National Identity Number, (NIN) from offices of the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, across the country.

The EFCC disclosed this in a statement made available to newsmen, noting that some unscrupulous persons are cashing in on the exercise to induce enrollees to sell their NIN for a fee.

The statement said : “As Nigerians struggle to acquire the National Identity Number, NIN, from offices of the National Identity Management Commission, NIMC, across the country it has come to the knowledge of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, that some unscrupulous persons are cashing in on the exercise to induce enrollees to sell their NIN for a fee.

The commission said  buyers of the numbers are also trading with them to persons whose motives are anything but noble.

“The EFCC wishes to alert Nigerians that it is not only illegal to sell their NIN, they stand the risk of vicarious liability for any act of criminality linked to their NIN.

“In other words, they risk arrest and prosecution for any act of criminality linked to their NIN whether or not they are directly responsible for such crimes.

“The Commission warns members of the public against selling their NIN and to report anyone seeking to buy their NIN, to the nearest office of the EFCC or other law enforcement agencies”, the statement added.