National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has kicked-off NIN Mobile Enrolment in FCT with Pilot enrolment exercise targeted at major Markets, shopping Plazas, Villages, Settlements and Satellite towns.
Chris Onyemenam, director general of NIMC, who disclosed this said that NIMC is not leaving any stone unturned in ensuring that it captures all eligible Nigerians and legal residence wherever they live and resides in Federal Capital territory.
He added that locations would not be a barrier as NIMC would provide enough Mobile Enrolment Vans to go into Villages, Markets, shopping plazas, settlements and satellite towns hinter lands, where NIMC cannot readily set-up permanent NIN enrolment Centres.
This is not only in FCT but will reach all other states in the Federation as soon as the Commission receives the delivery of the remaining mobile enrolment vans.
Onyemenam also noted that apart from the Mobile NIN enrolment Van that is capable of moving on rough roads, similar arrangement are being made to tinker ways and means out by which those in the creeks, river side, camps and water side areas can be captured too.
He recalled that just a month ago, NIMC took delivery of DataCard personalization Machines and four Mobile enrolment Vans from a US manufacturing company all in the effort to ensure quick and effective enrolment exercise for Nigerians living both in urban and rural areas.
The director general also informed that upon arrival of the vans, the NIMC’s in house Technical Services Team installed the enrolment systems and other parameters in the Mobile Vans and they have commenced enrolments.
He explained that each of the Van has two major compartments, the waiting room which can accommodate three persons at a time and the enrolment room has four set of systems.
The enrolment van is fully air conditioned to provide comfort for the applicant.
He stated that each of the system is manned by well trained NIMC staff who collects the form filled by the applicant and inputs in the system while the applicant watches using the monitor facing him or her.
The NIMC Boss further noted that NIMC is currently test running the card personalization machines preparatory to flag-off by the President before the cards can be issued to Nigerians that have registered so far.
He said NIMC appreciate the fact that Nigerians are very busy people and this informed the decision of management to bring the enrolment centres to Public places so therefore Nigerians should utilize the opportunity and enroll for their National Identification Number (NIN).
He warned that double registration is not allowed as it would amount to exercise in futility for the system is capable of dictating double registration and anybody who attempt to do so will be caught and punished as provided by the law.