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Angry Jonathan Summons Israeli Firm Over Internet Spycontract Disclosures by phoneport(m): 10:00am On May 06, 2013
The Nigerian government has summoned the management of Elbit Systems, an
Israeli security firm contracted to spy on Nigerian Internet users, for a meeting to
explain why the contract should not be revoked after it allegedly breached a
confidential agreement in the contract.
The management of the Israeli company are expected to first appear before two Nigerian security chiefs – the national security adviser and the director general of the National Intelligence Agency – in Abuja this week.
They would then be taken before President Goodluck Jonathan, who is miffed that Elbit’s action had let this newspaper to probe into details of the secret contract.

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ACN Urges Nigerians To Resist Jonathan’s “Evil” $40 Million Internet Spy Contract The security chiefs will relay government’s anger over Elbit System’s ‘breach’ of confidentiality in the $40million contract which will see the Israeli company spy on citizens’ computers and Internet communications under the guise of intelligence gathering and national security.

The Nigerian government is angry the Isreali company went public with the contract, in a global press release that tipped off PREMIUM TIMES which, after extensive investigation, revealed the details of the deal.
The disclosures sparked national outrage, with a lot of Nigerians now apprehensive that their country might be sliding back to dictatorship.
A source close to the deal has told this newspaper the government is angry for two
reasons. First, the administration is angry and embarrassed that the contract, considered by
government as top national security secret, has now been blown open.
The contract will help the Jonathan administration access all computers and read all email correspondences of citizens in what is clearly, an infringement on constitutionally
guaranteed freedom of expression, multiple channels confirmed.

On the other hand, politicians in Aso Rock are angry over the disclosure of the contract
sum, and what is left of the originally approved sum, our sources say.

The administration had indicated in the 2013 budget that it would procure a Wise
Intelligence Network Harvest Analyzer System, Open Source Internet Monitoring System
and Personal Internet Surveillance System at a cost of N9.496 Billion ($61.26 million). With that the contract awarded to Elbit for about $40million, and the story made public,
attention has been drawn to the leftover $21million earmarked for the project. “That money was meant to be shares,” our source said. “It is a security contract and no
one will ever ask questions. Now everybody is angry that sharing the money is now
difficult.” Investigations indicate that the Isreali company was awarded the contract without tenders or call for bids, just as there were no public announcements.

Re: Angry Jonathan Summons Israeli Firm Over Internet Spycontract Disclosures by phoneport(m): 10:07am On May 06, 2013
Even as am posting this, I am flagabasted at the level of impunity and disdain this government is treating ordinary Nigerians.
God help us, because now even the blind can see what this people are doing.
Re: Angry Jonathan Summons Israeli Firm Over Internet Spycontract Disclosures by ZUBY77(m): 10:34am On May 06, 2013
40 million dollars of our money and we dont have the right to know. Somebody wake me up when we return to democracy
Re: Angry Jonathan Summons Israeli Firm Over Internet Spycontract Disclosures by NwaNimo1(m): 10:38am On May 06, 2013
GEJ is an illiterate - even more backward than Idi Amin.
Re: Angry Jonathan Summons Israeli Firm Over Internet Spycontract Disclosures by TUMIC(m): 12:45pm On May 06, 2013
The breeze don blow and fawol anus don open.
GEJ GEJ GEJ HOW MANY TIMES I CALL U.

One day his cup will be full.
Re: Angry Jonathan Summons Israeli Firm Over Internet Spycontract Disclosures by eggheaders(m): 12:52pm On May 06, 2013
where are our in-house gej a55 lickers.to come and work for their money.insecure9gerian,lastpoo,tomfoolery and other dumb head goons over to you.

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