By Victor Akaa, Abuja.
The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division, Nigerian Army/Land Component Commander, South-South, Operation DELTA SAFE, Major General Jamal Abdussalam said the National Identification Number (NIN) is a critical project that will aid in checkmating insecurity and providing accurate population data for national development.
The GOC made this assertion when the State Coordinator, National Identification Management Commission (NIMC), Rivers State, Mr Bob-manuel Ibiba Agala paid him a working visit at his office in Port Harcourt, Barracks, Rivers State on Friday.
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6 Division Army Public Relations, Major Danjuma Jonah Danjuma in a statement said, the GOC acknowledged the importance of the NIN for national development and must be supported by all.
He said the project would assist the country tremendously in checkmating the population, knowing the movement of the citizenry in and out of the country, as well as checking the level of crime and criminality in the society.
Major General Abdussalam thanked the State Coordinator for establishing a registration outlet in the Barracks, noting that it has eased the pains troops and their families have been going through in a bid to get registered.
The GOC further stated that with NIMC domiciled in the Barracks, going forward, there would be the need to enforce “Operation show your NIN as a requirement for having access into the Barracks”.
He pledged to support the commission discharge its constitutional responsibilities effectively, adding that, it was part of the Division’s support that an office space has been provided for NIMC to operate in the barracks.
Earlier, the Rivers State Coordinator of NIMC appreciated the GOC for the warmth reception accorded him and his team and thanked the Division for the much-needed support the Commission has enjoyed thus far.
Mr Agala further highlighted some of the responsibilities of the Commission to include, registration and keeping the database of all Nigerian citizens.
He said the Commission has taken their office to the barracks to ease enrollment of the Nigerian Army personnel and their family members resident in the barracks and urged the prospective registrants to take advantage.