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FG Monitors Nigerians’ Facebook, Twitter Accounts by Flame4chi(m): 8:10am 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. |
Re: FG Monitors Nigerians’ Facebook, Twitter Accounts by Nobody: 8:15am On Aug 16, 2015 |
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Re: FG Monitors Nigerians’ Facebook, Twitter Accounts by Nobody: 8:23am On Aug 16, 2015 |
several millions of dollars just for the hacking of twitters, Facebook and mail account. All na lies.... instead of wasting away those money, make them come nairaland. then go technology section. dem go find good and reliable hackers their. Awon ole oniranu ... |
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