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FG Monitors Nigerians’ Facebook, Twitter Accounts by etenyong(m): 6:01am On Aug 16, 2015 |
The Federal Government has been monitoring the
social media accounts of Nigerians who are
suspected of having links with various terrorist
groups, including Boko Haram and the Islamic
State of Syria and Iraq, findings by SUNDAY
PUNCH have shown.
Our correspondent learnt that through covert
operations, which have been going on for a while,
security agencies hack into the Facebook and
Twitter accounts of those they are monitoring.
The move, it was learnt, was meant to frustrate
terrorist attacks on the country.
The project, which is costing the country millions
of dollars, is being managed by the Office of the
National Security Adviser.
Multiple sources, who spoke to our
correspondent on condition of anonymity
because they were not authorised to inform the
press about the security checks, stated that the
administration of former President Goodluck
Jonathan approved the request by security
agencies to spy on targeted sections of the
population, mainly religious extremists and
radicalised individuals.
It was gathered that the project is being
coordinated by some foreign firms, including an
Israeli firm, Elbit System.
Our correspondent learnt that the local
espionage involves hacking of phones, email
accounts, social media accounts and bugging of
telephone conversations of persons of interest.
A source said, “The surveillance system is not
being used to target everyone, as people may
want to believe. It is only deployed to get
intelligence on specific targets because it would
be hard and difficult to use such system to spy
on all Nigerians; the amount of data would be
too huge and staggering for the assessors to
sort and manage.
“Basically, the system is used to hack into
emails and phones of targets, and the targets are
those who are suspected of having ties with
terrorists, whether Boko Haram, ISIS or any other
criminal element.”
It was also learnt that the system had greatly
assisted security agencies to nip in the bud and
also frustrate many terror plots and attacks
across the country.
The security agencies had been using electronic
trackers, which they were used to track and
apprehend kidnappers.
But it was learnt that the electronic surveillance
system is more effective and has better
capacities to hack emails, passwords and social
media accounts used by terrorists to recruit
members.
The Force Public Relations Officer, Emmanuel
Ojukwu, confirmed that security agencies were
using a sophisticated surveillance system as part
of measures to combat crime and terrorism in
the country.
He said, “It is not a new technology. Everywhere
in the world, it is used, including drones and
other sophisticated equipment. Nigeria is part of
the international community; we have our
surveillance system, which shows that Nigeria is
developing.”
Ojukwu said the security agencies respect the
rights of Nigerians and were not using the
system to hack the phones and computers of
innocent Nigerians.
The Department of State Services could not be
reached for information on their use of the
surveillance system.
www.punchng.com/news/fg-monitors-nigerians-facebook-twitter-accounts/ |
Re: FG Monitors Nigerians’ Facebook, Twitter Accounts by Zakkyoz: 6:05am On Aug 16, 2015 |
Nairaland should be monitored too because of the unruly nature of the Wicked Wailers that keep Wailing ceaselessly. |
Re: FG Monitors Nigerians’ Facebook, Twitter Accounts by nzeobi(m): 7:03am On Aug 16, 2015 |
The guy above me is looking for likes. I doubt those directly involved spend much time on social media or will show traces of extremism in the media |
Re: FG Monitors Nigerians’ Facebook, Twitter Accounts by Christmasdon(m): 7:53am On Aug 16, 2015 |
This is serious. |
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