Officials of the enforcement unit of the National Communication Commission (NCC) yesterday raided dealers of preregistered SIM cards and arrested five in Minna.
The officials also arrested four offenders in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Daily Trust learnt.
Some of those arrested were big time dealers in sim cards while some said they were mere hawkers.
Chief Enforcement Officer Mr Shuaibu Tswade told newsmen after the operation at the popular Obasanjo complex that the NCC had carried out similar raid in Lagos, and that the operation would continue across the country.
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