NIMC orders crackdown on extortion of NIN applicants

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has ordered a crackdown over extortion of Nigerians enrolling for the mandatory National Identification Number (NIN). 

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) says the intensified crackdown efforts hopes to curb extortion of Nigerians enrolling for the NIN by its Front End Partners (FEPs) or staff. 

In a related development, NIMC has announced that under the ongoing NIN registration scheme, the number of Nigerians holding a NIN rose to 110 million, marking a 2.39% increase from the 107.34 million recorded by the end of May 2024.

NIMC: NIN remains free, unauthorised charges are illegal

Meanwhile, Kayode Adegoke, Head of Corporate Communications at the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), says in a statement that the enrollment process is free and warned that unauthorised charges are illegal.

“The Commission,” acording to the NIMC spokesman, “does not charge nor authorise any Staff or its Front End Partners (FEP) to charge applicants for the NIN enrolment. To this end, the Commission has directed security agencies to track any staff or FEPs caught extorting applicants for NIN enrollment.”

Under the plan, security agencies have been tasked with identifying and apprehending any staff or Front End Partners (FEPs) engaged in extorting applicants during the National Identification Number (NIN) enrollment process, according to the Federal identity agency.

“Anyone caught will be sanctioned appropriately in line with the provisions of the law, and the licence of such FEP will be withdrawn,” according to NIMC.

According to NIMC, public is urged to report incidents of extortion through the following channels:
Email: customercare@nimc.gov.ng
Phone: 07002255646.