Nigerian telecoms subscribers have besieged MTN offices across the country after their phone numbers were blocked.
The subscribers stormed MTN offices to express frustration and disappointment over the telecom company’s blocking of phone numbers.
MTN and other telecoms companies barred the mobile lines of several users on Sunday, allegedly for failing to link their National Identification Numbers (NIN) with their mobile phone numbers.
It was a reaction to the directive of the Nigeria Communications Commission to disconnect Subscriber Identity Module numbers (telephone lines) not linked to the National Identification Numbers, which was scheduled to take effect on July 31, 2024.
As of the time of filing this report, the telecoms firm was yet to issue an official statement on the controversy. It is unclear how many mobile phone numbers were affected.
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