‘It brought out another person’s details’ — NIMC under fire over errors on national identity app
The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) has come under intense criticism on social media over errors spotted on its mobile application on Google Play Store.
On Saturday, some Twitter users shared a link to the application wherein Nigerians can download and print out their NIMC issued national ID cards. They also shared screenshots of their downloaded national identity cards.
https://twitter.com/AjuriNgelale/status/1294652899214135297?s=20
The app allows citizens to login with their national identification number (NIN) and registered phone number. After a successful login, it displays the full details of the citizen, including a photograph.
Though there has been no official statement to support the launch of this app by the NIMC, the commission recently announced plans to dump plastic identity cards for digital identification.
The application has however generated a plethora of negative feedback from Nigerians on social media platforms, particularly Twitter.
While some users successfully downloaded their digital identity cards, others lodged various complaints about flaws — including wrong identities and glitches — on the NIMC platform.
“Is there anything government agency in Nigeria can do very well. Downloaded the nimc app, inputted my nin and brought different identities on 2 different occasions. na wa ooo,” a Twitter user wrote.
“@nimc_ng it’s horrific to download your mobile ID App and entering my NIN and Mobile number, a totally different person’s name and detail is what I found in you account,” another user said.
Here is what some Nigerians had to say:
@nimc_ng it's horrific to download your mobile ID App and entering my NIN and Mobile number, a totally different person's name and detail is what I found in you account. This is infra dignitatem.
Advertisement— DSO🇳🇬 (@Danielseun) August 15, 2020
I just checked mine too and my name has changed to JIMOH BUKAYO JAMIU. 😂😂😂😂😂. @nimc_ng why is going on here ?? What’s the essence of registering people if you are going to swap our names? pic.twitter.com/evcByipaL7
— Miller (@Nicxzmiller) August 15, 2020
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Tried the nimc thing, na ordinary id card dry show, my name no dey, my pics no dey show @nimc_ng what do I do?
Advertisement— olamilekan (@Smog002) August 15, 2020
The NIMC app is not working ooo. I still haven’t gotten my National ID
— Web Designer (@Paulinator_xyz) August 15, 2020
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Edo boy has suddenly become an Ibo boy thanks to the wrong information the #nimc app just gave me. #National ID
— Lawrence E. Sam (@gen2sam) August 15, 2020
Omo, naija na bad thing, I entered the first time, it was another person profile, then deleted and entered again it’s another person profile, I used my phone number to check if my NIMC is correct, sms same with the one on the slip. Chai…who do naija thisbad
— Theo⚡ (@Realtheoo) August 15, 2020
Why is the ID card having an expiry date? This is not proper!
— Icheen Athans (@iam_athans) August 15, 2020
Is there anything government agency in Nigeria can do very well. Downloaded the nimc app, inputted my nin and brought different identities on 2 different occasions. na wa ooo
— Olagunju frost (@FrostGafar) August 15, 2020
I wonder if we can ever get anything right in Nigeria…downloaded this NIMC app, entered my NIN (which I've had since 2014) and I can see that someone else has the exact number…this same NIN is linked to almost all my documents, including pensions, passport and accounts
— Olukayode Olugbemi, Esq. (@OmoKakafiala) August 15, 2020
Wait for official communication/approval from/by National Communication Commission NCC, the Ministry of Information or relevant govt agency before downloading the NIMC National ID Card App.
Data mining, Data Cloning & Identity Theft are real! Govt can deny anything anyday 👁️🚶♂️👁️ pic.twitter.com/WfQqWTGqAh
— #TPACT Mazi @FestusGreen 🇳🇬 (@FestusGreen) August 15, 2020
I have been here for decades now.. what’s up na @nimc_ng
National ID Card pic.twitter.com/qlNbFx67qq
— favour kamange (@KamangeFavour) August 15, 2020
I Just Logged in my NIN and then I saw this wired name that isn't mine. please if this is your name come and carry your card. why will "NIMC" use my NIN number for another person Identity. what kind of National ID is this. pic.twitter.com/jvGxIhzpUn
— Micah Chukwuemeka (@MICAH300300) August 15, 2020
For those asking if there’s anything Nigeria can do right, of course there are. Here are just a few: The Nigerian government does not make any errors when appointment to any top government office is reserved for Buhari’s Fulani/Hausa Muslim tribesmen. When the issue is about making billions of the people’s money vanish into the deep recesses of their babariga pockets, the process is so flawless even oyibo social/economic scientists are left gawping. You nefer talk about our penchant for sending the SSS/DSS/EFCC after perceived enemies o. That feat could be achieved very early in the morning while we are still snoring. Don’t we need the gold medals for these achievements? My National ID card has not yet completed its journey to Mars in seven years! Some very yeye country people in babariga…
Hahaha, nice satire. Lol @ “completed its journey to Mars” 😂
May God correct the rotten system, it is really disheartened. I imputed my details and it gave me wrong identity ditto my friend too.
What a bad moment when I entered my NIN and No and show one Aboki name then I realized that NIMC has scammed us
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