Speaking at the event, Mr Efosa Idehen, Director, Consumer Affairs, Nigerian Communications Commission, represented by Clement Omife, Head Consumer Protection and Advocacy, Nigerian Communications Commission said,
One of the critical mandates of the Nigeria Communications Commisson is the
protection and promotion of the interests of Consumers, which is domiciled with the
Consumer Affairs Bureau of the Commission. He said part of the strategy to actualize this
mandate of protecting the Consumers, the Commission collaborates with consumers
Advocacy Groups and relevant stakeholders in creating awareness and promoting initiatives like,”Shine your eyes, No fall mugu”
According to him.
“One of the critical mandates of the Nigeria Communications Commisson is the
protection and promotion of the interests ofConsumers, which is domiciled with the
Consumer Affairs Bureau of the Commission. A part of the strategy to actualize this
mandate of protecting the Consumers, the Commission collaborates with consumers
Advocacy Groups and relevant stakeholders in creating awareness and promoting initiatives like,”Shine your eyes, No fall mugu”.
“Shine your eyes,”an initiative of the Commission’s Consumer Affairs Bureau (CAB), the programme is specially conceived and implemented using Nigerian pidgin. It’s intended for a segment of telecom consumer population who are more comfortable with localised communication that resonates with their reality.” He said.
The two-day programme, started with a road show on Thursday,and featured local artistes and comedians who displayed musical performances to amuse and entertain people to create awareness and sensitize telecom consumers about how cybercriminals may use telecom platforms to defraud unsuspecting members of the public.
He also warned telecom consumers to be careful not to disclose their personalized numbers like the BVN, ATM numbers among others as such can be used to defraud them
