This article is for you if you wish to remove a specific phone number registered under your national ID in Uganda. It’s possible to do so by yourself when you follow the right steps.
The right procedure for obtaining a sim card with any telecommunications provider is that you must present a valid Form of Identification such as a passport, refugee card, or national identity card.
However, some people see this as being tedious so they end up purchasing pre-registered sim cards from merchants or borrowing other people’s identification credentials.
You might not even be aware that someone is stealing and wrongly using your identity during this procedure. However, you must know that you are accountable for any fraud or crime carried out using a sim card registered in your name.
For that reason, you must act right away to prevent your name from being associated with wrongful acts.
How to De-register a Phone Number Registered Under your National ID in Uganda
- You must first determine whether any numbers have been registered using your National ID.
- The next stage will require you to go to the closest authorized service centre once you have determined the odd numbers.
Requirements
- An original copy of your national identification card.
- National Cardholder.
- Go to the authorized service locations.
How To Check For Numbers that Use Your NIN
- Open your mobile phone.
- Dial *197# and press the OK button.
- Choose Option 2, “NIN Check”
- Enter your NIN or Passport ID.
- On your screen, you’ll see a list of mobile numbers registered under your NIN.
- Go through all the numbers and decide on which numbers you want to remove.
Go To the Nearest Service Center
- Once you’ve analyzed the phone numbers, head on over to the nearest authorized service centre in your area with your original copy of the national ID.
- Present a list of the number(s) you want to disconnect from using your identification details.
- The person in charge will re-verify the number(s) and then disconnect as you wish.
Conclusion
Take action now against anyone that’s using your NIN or national ID without your permission against a strange number. If you don’t, and it so happens that the owner commits a crime using that registered phone number, it could be traced back to you leading to some unpleasant surprises.
We’ve shared how you can disconnect a phone number registered under your national ID in this article. Verify the numbers and if you find strange numbers, have them removed right away!
