Atanga Nji accuses Orange and MTN of laxity in identifying SIM cards in circulation in criminal circles

The Minister of Territorial Administration (Minat) brought together today in Yaoundé the directors general of Orange Cameroon, MTN Cameroon and that of the National Agency for Information and Communication Technologies (Antic) to inform them government concerns about the seriousness of acts of insecurity perpetrated by unidentified SIM card owners. According to Minister Paul Atanga Nji, around 450 unidentified SIM cards are in circulation, mainly in the northern regions of Adamaoua and the Far North. These SIM cards were used by terrorists to obtain more than 300 million FCFA in the form of ransoms, blackmail and outright threats. As proof, he…