“A criminal can use fake mobile phone to perpetuate crime and it will be difficult for the security agencies to trace the culprit.” Nigeria FakeCellPhones
Counterfeit sales have never been higher, costing the mobile phone industry billions of dollars in lost sales every year.
With counterfeiters evading taxation, many countries are losing a great deal of revenue, including sales and value added taxes as well as various duties and associated government charges. Patrick Odita, a telecommunication consultant, said studies showed that fake cell phone exposes users to emitted radio frequency radiations, which poses health problem to the individual.
Dr. Alex Ukwuani, an ICT security expert said that fake phones have both safety and security perspectives Prof. Umar Danbatta, executive vice chairman of the Commission, said that the menace of counterfeit and substandard handsets has assumed a worrisome dimension as well as global dimension which require a lot of education on the part of the consumers and the collaboration with other government agencies to address it.
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