surprising to me because I don't even have national identification number, but today I inserted my Etisalat inside my phone few minutes later I received a confirmation message that my national identification number has been linked successfully.
mind you I didn't dial any code whatsoever, and I don't even have national identification number. I only know that I registered the simcard with my correct details.


what could possibly happen ?

is the linked NIN number valid ?

do I have anything to worry about ?

Maybe through ur bvn

ihimiray:
Maybe through ur bvn

but I didn't even attempt to link anything, just like that.

May be your sim has been used by someone else before or somebody who has NIN has linked your number through NIMC app.

How long have u been using that SIM card or line?

jaxxy:
How long have u been using that SIM card or line?

I bought and registered it July 2020

Probably somebody mistakenly entered your number as his/her own while linking what he/she thought was his/her number.

You know if you change a digit of your phone number it becomes another person's.

Attention seeker, screenshot the messages let's see, besides there is no network in Nigeria called etisalat

Kiddo01:
Attention seeker, screenshot the messages let's see, besides there is no network in Nigeria called etisalat

thank you very much

e be as if this NIN don make 78% Nigerians lose sense. see fake lier, Kai na because creating of thread de cheap on nairaland

Qrash:
I bought and registered it July 2020

that's the issue

Very possible. I stopped using a number about 7 years ago and since then someone else has been using the line. I recently downloaded the mobile app for NIN, when I inputted my NIN for verification, I found out the number I stopped using 7 years ago is linked to it and there's no way I can delete it.

1x2x3:
Very possible. I stopped using a number about 7 years ago and since then someone else has been using the line. I recently downloaded the mobile app for NIN, when I inputted my NIN for verification, I found out the number I stopped using 7 years ago is linked to it and there's no way I can delete it.

you see. and some above are calling me attention sicker because of their own ignorant.

:Attention seeker, screenshot the messages let's see, besides there is no network in Nigeria called etisalat thank you very much

Kiddo01:
Attention seeker, screenshot the messages let's see, besides there is no network in Nigeria called etisalat

Mr 9mobile is what ?

olatunbosun12362:
:Attention seeker, screenshot the messages let's see, besides there is no network in Nigeria called etisalat thank you very much

too many mad people on Nairaland these days. me seeking attention from you? or who ?

portacabin:
that's the issue

I thought as much maybe it is a recycled simcard

.

Qrash:
I thought as much maybe it is a recycled simcard

It is recycled and I think this number recycling issue will put people in problems. NCC doesn't even care if numbers are recycled or not which makes me wonder who suffers in case of eventualities.

In my case I never registered for NIN before, I only did BVN but recently I found out they automatically generated NIN for me when I did BVN registration and without my knowledge they linked it to a number i stopped using 7 years ago which MTN has sold to another person...... Now what happens if the person commits a crime with it?

I know in the real sense and with a good lawyer I can pull through with evidences showing MTN resold it however, this is Nigeria and one can go in for it.

I urge NCC and NIMC to make provision for people to easily unlink strange numbers from their NIN through their website as I don't have a way to do that. Again if you head to their office, they will request payment to take off such info.

1x2x3:


It is recycled and I think this number recycling issue will put people in problems. NCC doesn't even care if numbers are recycled or not which makes me wonder who suffers in case of eventualities.

In my case I never registered for NIN before, I only did BVN but recently I found out they automatically generated NIN for me when I did BVN registration and without my knowledge they linked it to a number i stopped using 7 years ago which MTN has sold to another person...... Now what happens if the person commits a crime with it?

I know in the real sense and with a good lawyer I can pull through with evidences showing MTN resold it however, this is Nigeria and one can go in for it.

I urge NCC and NIMC to make provision for people to easily unlink strange numbers from their NIN through their website as I don't have a way to do that. Again if you head to their office, they will request payment to take off such info.

it's true. look the comments above and see some calling me attention seeker or a lier.

Skyvexkent:
Lost my national Id card
How do I get another one

you will have to go to any NIN registration center new you to register new one

Qrash:
Mr 9mobile is what ?

you lack sense 9mobile is 9mobile

LordviccoDaGuru:


you lack sense 9mobile is 9mobile

can anyone tell this idiot that Etisalat was renamed to 9mobile ?you call yourself guru and you don't have even an atom of brain

Qrash:
it's true. look the comments above and see some calling me attention seeker or a lier.

They put more attention in proving you lied rather than see the possibility of such happening.

1x2x3:


They put more attention in proving you lied rather than see the possibility of such happening.

I don't even understand why someone will just wake up from no where and start calling another person a lier over what's not his concern more of what he's ignorant about.

osmosis101:
Everything concerning NIGERIA, na SCAM

Nigeria is a joke

No mind that attention seeker

Qrash:
Mr 9mobile is what ?

MOVIC6:
No mind that attention seeker

thanks they just like to find trouble especially with blind argument.

Qrash:
but I didn't even attempt to link anything, just like that.

most people who register for bvn are bin issued nin too

ihimiray:
most people who register for bvn are bin issued nin too

if that's true then it is a welcome development