Boko Haram: Government cautions against used cell phones

Abuja - The Federal Government on Tuesday
cautioned Nigerians against buying used cell
phones and pre-registered SIM cards, saying that
they might have been used by terrorists for
untoward activities.
Mike Omeri, the Coordinator, National Information
Centre, issued the warning while giving update on
the security situation in the North East.
"This caution becomes necessary to save
members of the public the embarrassment of
being apprehended for criminal activities
committed with the phones and SIM card found in
their possession.
"Accordingly, the public is strongly advised to
report cases of stolen phones and SIMs to the
police, and refrain from buying second hand
phones and SIM cards from unknown sources’’,
he said.
Omeri said the recent recapture of Bama from the
insurgents by troops was an attestation that the
military had might to defend and safeguard the
nation’s territorial integrity.
He said the troops were intensifying efforts to
dislodge the Boko Haram terrorists from Gulak
and Baza in Madagali and Michika Local
Government Areas of Adamawa.
The coordinator said this was in spite of the odds
that had confronted their operations in those
areas, and urged the people to support the
military with useful information.