Some aggrieved telecom subscribers have besieged telecommunication offices across the country to express frustration and disappointment over the telecom company’s blocking of phone numbers.

Some Telecom company allegedly barred the mobile lines of several users yesterday for failing to link their National Identification Numbers (NIN) with their mobile phone numbers.

This 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. 

However, most subscribers say their lines have been blocked even though they have successfully linked their SIMs with their NINs.