Ghanaian authorities have deactivated 6.1 million mobile Sim cards that have not been registered with the communication regulator.
The deactivated cards belong to subscribers who had not completed the ongoing nationwide registration that began in October 2021, according to the National Communications Authority (NCA).
Joe Anokye, the director general of the NCA, on Wednesday said there were approximately 11 million active but unregistered subscribers who will be deactivated from networks after the 31 May deadline.
He said so far more than 25 million Sim cards have been fully registered across the country.
The registration is part of the efforts by the NCA to curb fraudulent activities associated with the use of Sim cards in the country.