https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BP4AhmxnrAI?si=hPDcjvGiyYE3zqBn

Gbenga Sesan, the Executive Director of Paradigm Initiative, has revealed that his organisation bought Minister Bosun Tijani’s National Identification Number (NIN) slip for just N100.

Sesan said this on Monday while explaining a data breach and privacy concerns with Nigeria’s vulnerable identification database on News Central TV.

“NIMC’s statement (published on Saturday) suggests that it is Nigerians who are giving their data to these fake websites, but this is NIMC’s data, and we now have proof. We got the NIN slip of the minister, Dr Bosun Tijani; we got the NIN slip of the number one data regulator in Nigeria, Dr Vincent Olatunji,” Sesan said on Monday.

“We bought them for N100 each to demonstrate that this is not a joke. It basically means that your identity is for sale for N100. The real implication is that anything we can do with a NIN slip, we can get a SIM card with that. Who knows if anyone has the President’s SIM card right now. Or the National Security Adviser? A military general leading warfare in a place where they are dealing with terrorists?

“What if a terrorist bought the general’s NIN slip, got his SIM card and sent a message to the troops and said, ‘Meet me at 0700. 14 degrees north,’ just to ambush them? The implications are serious. It means that anybody can claim to be you. They can get your SIM card and do it.”

Gbenga Sesan reveals his organisation bought Minister Bosun Tijani’s National Identification Number (NIN) slip for just N100.

Only three months after FIJ exposed XpressVerify, a private website selling the Nigerian identification data, private website AnyVerify was found trading Nigerian bank verification numbers (BVNs), among other sensitive citizen data.

Paradigm Initiative said on Thursday that it was seeking legal redress on behalf of Nigerians for a breach of data privacy rights.

NIMC stated that the data of Nigerians had not been compromised on Saturday. It was responding to Paradigm Initiative’s alarm over websites such as AnyVerify and XpressVerify.

In the same breath, NIMC confirmed it did not authorise AnyVerify and some other listed websites. NIMC described these websites as data harvesters.

According to Sesan, the Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) failed to properly scrutinise NIMC’s responsibility for the data breach after FIJ exposed XpressVerify in March. Sesan said NIMC only got “a slap on the wrist” for the breach.

“When NIMC says there is no breach, we understand that they are trying to control and not create panic. But at this point, they need to hit the panic button; otherwise, there will be impunity over and over again,” Sesan noted.

“It’s not just that there’s a data breach, it’s that there is another data breach. XpressVerify was the one in March, and we did report it.

“Thanks to FIJ, it was revealed. We reported it to the NDPC and NIMC got a slap on the wrist, and that means that they were willing to look away again.”

https://fij.ng/article/minister-bosun-tijanis-nin-slip-purchased-online-for-n100/

They should keep covering their mess while individual are at very high risk. What's actually working in this country...

TOH

hmmmmm

If Bosun Tijani can not take a data breach involving millions of Nigerians and their sensitive informations seriously then, I don't think he'll take the purchase of his own NIN slip for 100 naira seriously. You people are fûcked under this deadbeat government

Where is EFCC? They are busy looking for who is spraying money to arrest.

NIMC is playing corruption games.

How to deal with this. NIMC should publish authorized websites that is used to verify the ID.

Block all websites that are illegal. They were able to block twitter, binance. So why are they sounding dumb like those illegal websites can't be banned?

Trace the payments made to those illegal websites and you will uncover the people behind it.

This is not rocket science.

Most of you don't know yet, but this is a serious problem. A very serious one that should not be taken lightly. Imagine the amount of fraud they can use your data for.

Scary!😨

MASTAkiLLAh:
If Bosun Tijani can not take a data breach involving millions of Nigerians and their sensitive informations seriously then, I don't think he'll take the purchase of his own NIN slip for 100 naira seriously. You people are fûcked under this deadbeat government

The sad thing is that the horse has already bolted. The data has been exfiltrated from NIMC and is available in the wild. Makes me regret my voluntary NIMC registration in 2013

Effect of Internal Cyber attack

My own go be like 1 kobo or free of charge if a whole minister's data was sold for 100 naira. Abracadabra

This is sad.

But I don't agree with using it to get SIM card, how about the biometric side?

Bosun Tijani came into office HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. He had been an enormous critic of government in the past.

It would be very damaging to him and Project YOUNG NIGERIA IF he cannot aggregate Nigeria's digital into one common national digital data backend or IF he cannot protect Nigerian datab breaches as Minister.

Bosun Tijani came with more popularity known than Bunmi Tunji Ojo but it would seem now that it is BTO that has used his office to solve the problem of Nigerians in a much better manner.

Bosun has to succeed, like BTO and all under 45 Ministers. You lot at the hope of our country. You guys and ladies must succeed in office. You are the hope of millions of younger Nigerians under the 35 year age belt - the largest group of Nigerians. Please, give us hope!!!

A country where anything goes. Billions earmarked for this, yet loopholes everywhere

Unserious Government and Citizens.

Nothing will be done, EFCC are not done with yahoo boys so they don’t even have that time.

The president NIN might even be affected. They might use his NIN and BVN to get a good loan.

I’m still shock that no government official is talking about this fraud.

Nigeria, we hail thee

This isn't funny sha... the implications are huge

hope they never purchase my own like this

I am not surprised.... If you're not a BATeria, and you still take Tinubu and his VIPs (in Fella's voice) serious, you don't mean well for yourself.

That's right,waiting for Akpabio own to be purchased at computer village

Downward slope continue.. Your safety is not guaranteed anywhere,your details are not safe....


This country is showing no signs of hope..
I sell herbs tho

Lol

How much it Tinubu's own?

Imagine a breach of a whole country's national data?

What more is left of Nigeria?

https://honelead.com/

These apc govt is a govt of clowns

Another illiterate post, having access NIN doesn't translate to anything. You can't registered a simcard without the presence of the ID owner.

There was a country

jmoore:
Where is EFCC? They are busy looking for who is spraying money to arrest.

NIMC is playing corruption games.

How to deal with this. NIMC should publish authorized websites that is used to verify the ID.

Block all websites that are illegal. They were able to block twitter, binance. So why are they sounding dumb like those illegal websites can't be banned?

Trace the payments made to those illegal websites and you will uncover the people behind it.

This is not rocket science.

just that u too smart but sorry, nigeria dont want smart guy like u.

Nigeria is a failed wasteland

Instead of seeking redress collectively we have our blame game and untoward politics This affects everyone as Nigerians and we should even sue all the necessary agencies involved in regulating and protecting our privacy as citizens of this great nation

Nna ehn

Blackhacker:
Most of you don't know yet, but this is a serious problem. A very serious one that should not be taken lightly. Imagine the amount of fraud they can use your data for.

You know Nigerian government, they will wait until a serious crime is committed with it. Then start being on top of matter they have no idea about.