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It’s illegal for anyone to ask NCC, ministry for any subscriber’s data – Minister

Abiola Odutola by Abiola Odutola
September 8, 2021
in Business News, Spotlight
How Pantami’s interference turned a N17 billion USSD debt to N120 billion

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The Federal Government has declared that it is illegal for anyone to contact the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) or the Ministry of Communications and Digital Economy for data of any telco’s subscribers.

The disclosure was made by the Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Dr. Isa Pantami, on Tuesday while unveiling the NCC’s Strategic Vision Plan (2021-2925) in Abuja.

He declared that it is only security institutions in the country that can gain access to people’s personal phone information.

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He said, “It is only the security institutions that have power and access to people’s lines; we do not have such power, if not, it will be abused. It will be wrong for anybody to contact NCC or the ministry to provide data of any subscriber.

“Ours is when we are contacted that we will provide to the security agencies the data they need.

“Even when we are contacted, there are requirements constitutionally to do that because telephone conversations are meant to be confidential as stipulated by section 37 subsection 39 of the constitution.

“The Cybercrime Act 2015 and the subsidiary legislations of the commission allow the government to give such approval when a crime is committed after the security agencies established a prima-facie case, then it can be conveyed to the relevant institution.”

He added that there were some successes in this aspect while emphasising the need to ensure the security of the country.

“I can tell you that many successes have been recorded but not meant for public consumption. Today, criminals usually block highways and use phone of victims to contact their families. There are a lot of things the sector has been doing to support the stability and security of the nation.

“I am clarifying this because I am being confronted with so many questions and citizens need to understand that we have procedures and it is only when the procedures are respected that we are mandated to provide data.

“Sometimes, security institutions can gain access without confronting us because Mr. President has approved that for security institutions to gain access to people’s information without confronting us make their work much easier than they would have access to many things than when they contact NCC or operators.

At any point in time, in telecom sector, our position is security takes precedence over economic gains, but if two things must be pursued, this is our priority,” he added.

What you should know

The newly published proposed draft regulations on registration of telephone subscribers 2021 states that only an official not below the rank of an Assistant Commissioner of Police or a co-ordinate rank in any other security agency could request for a subscriber’s information.

Tags: Dr. Isa PantamiNigerian Communications Commission (NCC)Telco's subscribers.
Abiola Odutola

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  1. Muyiwa says:
    September 8, 2021 at 2:02 pm

    why should security institutions can gain access to people’s data without their consent or without a court order? Is that what we submitted our data for?

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