Court restrains MTN, Airtel others from deactivating subscribers’ lines

NIN: Court Stops MTN, Airtel Others From Deactivating Subscribers’ Lines – TheTalk.NG

• A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has restrained Airtel, MTN and other telecom operators from deactivating or barring subscribers’ lines
• human rights activist, Olukoya Ogungbeje had dragged the federal government, Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, MTN and Airtel Networks
• Telecom operators in the country have threatened to disconnect users who did not link their lines to the National Identification Number (NIN)

MTN, Airtel others barred from deactivating subscribers’ lines over NIN
Photo credit: George Osodi/Bloomberg via Getty image/ Court of AppealSource: UGC

“That sometime in April 2022, the appellant/applicant herein took out an originating summons against the respon­dents challenging the action of the respondents in undermining the judicial powers of the court and the Nigerian legal system and thus infringing on the applicant’s fundamental rights.

“That this honourable court in a well-considered judgment delivered on the 8th of May 2023 dismissed the appellant/appli­cant originating summons.

“That the appellant/applicant being dissatisfied with the judg­ment has exercised his constitu­tional right of appeal by lodging a notice of appeal against the judg­ment of this honourable court on the 26th of July 2023 by the lower court.

“That the appellant/appli­cant’s appeal is against the whole decision contained in the judg­ment of this honourable court.

“That the respondents are aware of the appellant/appli­cant’s appeal to the Court of Appeal of Nigeria, as the respon­dents have since been duly served with the appellant/applicant’s no­tice of appeal.

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