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Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by dre11(op): 12:48pm On Dec 13, 2025

by Idris Shehu

Bosun Tijani, minister of communications, innovation and digital economy, says bandits use “a special kind of technology” to make calls and evade surveillance.

The minister spoke in a chat with Seun Okinbaloye on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Friday night.

Tijani said the monitoring of bandits’ calls for intelligence purposes is “more technical” than Nigerians assume.

The minister said the criminals bounce calls off multiple towers to throw off security agents tracking their communication.

“The reason why the president actually pushed us to invest in towers in those areas is that we realised that there was a special kind of technology that they [the bandits] were using to call,” Tijani said.

“They were not using the normal towers; they bounce calls off multiple towers. That is why they enjoy living in areas that [are] unconnected.”

Tijani said the federal government is working on upgrading the country’s satellites in space to improve security monitoring.

“Because if our towers are not working, our satellites will work,” he said.

The minister said the situation emphasised the need for “significant investment” in telecommunication infrastructure.

“If you go to China, they have over four million 5G towers. The total number of towers we have in Nigeria is just about 40,000,” Tijani said.

There has been a surge in insecurity across the country in recent weeks, particularly in the north.

Schoolchildren have been abducted by bandits in Niger, Kebbi and churches were attacked in Kogi and Kwara states.

The spate of school abductions and killings in communities prompted the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to fix a nationwide protest for December 17.

https://www.thecable.ng/bandits-use-special-technology-to-evade-tracking-says-bosun-tijani/#google_vignette

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by muyico(m): 12:52pm On Dec 13, 2025

Really??
Which mean it gat international support

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by LibertyRep: 12:53pm On Dec 13, 2025*

" Special Technology "

These guys aren't the regular Almajiris or angry. cattle rearers whose cattle were rustled as they made us believe.

These guys are probably sponsored by the 'big boys' as being alleged.

When the govt is ready, they'll remove the glove and get the job done.

But no, those of them who benefit or hope to benefit from the chaos will want it to fester.

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by Babangidapikin: 12:55pm On Dec 13, 2025*

So bandits are smarter .. Oga Bosun you are a techie...Anyway when you want to solve problems like this ,you bring together telcoms experts and cybersecurity gurus. but a quick fix is using specialize surveillance drones and network interceptors within a specific area of interest.

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by thisisit: 12:56pm On Dec 13, 2025

BOSUN, PLEASE RESIGN OR STEP ASIDE AND LET COMPETENT HANDS HANDLE THIS ISSUE BEFORE THE BANDITS INVADES ASO ROCK

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by Racoon(m): 12:57pm On Dec 13, 2025

"Terrorists Now Use Walkie-talkie, We Can't Track Them - FG"
https://gazettengr.com/terrorists-now-use-walkie-talkie-we-cant-track-them-space-agency/

"Nigerian soldiers not trained to fight bandits, Boko Haram" - Chief of Defence
https://gazettengr.com/nigerian-soldiers-not-trained-to-fight-bandits-boko-haram-chief-of-defence/

"It is Not Our Duty To Unravel Boko Haram Sponsors" – Military
https://thenationonlineng.net/it-is-not-our-duty-to-unravel-boko-haram-sponsors-military/

They are always making excuses and passing the buck. Same bandits that are effortlessly using phone lines, social media and others? They can't be tracked with AI, GPRS, or satellite? So can you resign from shining your rotten ass on that seat?

Nothing new! This is the government that has been recycling these killers jihadists as repentant, deradicalised and rehabilitated terrorists.

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by Amotolongbo(f): 12:59pm On Dec 13, 2025

muyico:
Really??
Which mean it gat international support

They are international criminals linked to international terrorists

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by madridguy(m): 1:02pm On Dec 13, 2025*

Bosun is a disgrace to the entire cabinet. Tinubu should just sack him because it is obvious he knows nothing about the position he's holding.

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by Jakarta: 1:06pm On Dec 13, 2025

So in other words the rag tag looking bandits are more sophisticated and technologically smart that the ministry of information and technology despite the billions being budgeted for the ministry. Na Ogun go kee all of Una corruption infested souls.

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by 2mch(m): 1:11pm On Dec 13, 2025

No they are not. They just have better information networks than the DSS. Look for those among you feeding them info. Also, I am sure a few months ago we found out they have starlink. Approach the company and demand they release information and cooperate with the government. Anywhere you are going for operation, you keep information in very few hands and you jam internet service.

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by CodeTemplarr: 1:43pm On Dec 13, 2025

LibertyRep:
" Special Technology "

These guys aren't the regular Almajiris or angry. cattle rearers whose cattle were rustled as they made us believe.

These guys are probably sponsored by the 'big boys' as being alleged.

When the govt is ready, they'll remove the glove and get the job done.

But no, those of them who benefits or hope to benefit from the chaos will want it to fester.

very poor and uneducated folks sponsoring all these.

Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by Drforsuiciders: 2:32pm On Dec 13, 2025

South west still on blame game and d rest. Is their a day south west won't hv an excuse for one ting or d other. If pikin no blame iya for his failure en go blame baba for his promiscuous

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by datola: 2:37pm On Dec 13, 2025

What!

I don't believe a person of Bosun's technological prowess could utter such excuse.

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by Passionate888: 2:37pm On Dec 13, 2025

See wetin Tinubu appoint as minister of the federal republic of Nigeria sad

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by BeardedMeat(m): 2:38pm On Dec 13, 2025

What were you guys doing until bandits got ahead of you in technological advancement?
Get a higher devise please.

If the APC government really wanted to fight the menace, from the time of buhari till date, you would have built more and better equipment than the bandits.

But because you politicians starting from buhari to Yekini are all beneficiaries, you all just pamper them till your tenure is over.

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by 9jabox(m): 2:38pm On Dec 13, 2025

It’s absolutely true. Anyone who has read this book will not be surprised. These guys have been using technology to fight our troops since as far back as 2012.

It’s a big shame that in 2025, our troops still use WhatsApp to chat in battlefronts while bandits are using satellite technology to do their thing.

You can get the book here:

https://selar.com/34744f0341

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by Nobody: 2:38pm On Dec 13, 2025

Really? See the unscrupulous people running the affairs of my country. Shameful. The bandits can afford special technology but Nigerian government can't afford it.

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by ironheart(m): 2:39pm On Dec 13, 2025

We are cooked with the type of officials we have. This is what happens when you put quare pegs in round holes

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by Newbie2024(m): 2:40pm On Dec 13, 2025

Lame excuse. Lame excuse Lame excuse

You guys should stop this excuses and get to work. Why not collaborate with countries like Israel to help you guys out

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by 7upnigeria: 2:41pm On Dec 13, 2025

Bosun needs to sit up or Tinubu will toss him off soon

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by aworatak: 2:41pm On Dec 13, 2025

Even this one that appeared sound is reasoning like the average apc zombie?

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by 9jabox(m): 2:41pm On Dec 13, 2025

ironheart:
We are cooked with the type of officials we have. This is what happens when you put quare pegs in round holes

Go and read this book and you’ll know that these guys have been using tech since as far back as 2012.

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by kennethesan(m): 2:43pm On Dec 13, 2025*

The uneducated is evading the tracking of the educated... Is that not strange coming from Mr Bosun.

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by Validated: 2:43pm On Dec 13, 2025

Tinubu and his entire cabinet need to resign for this blunder. What special technology can Islamic bandits have that FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA cannot track calls?
Tinubu ooo, Tijaniooo, etc should be booted out of office.

#banditry, #end kidnapping, #endapc

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by 9jabox(m): 2:44pm On Dec 13, 2025

Newbie2024:
Lame excuse. Lame excuse Lame excuse

You guys should stop this excuses and get to work. Why not collaborate with countries like Israel to help you guys out

These bandits have been using technology from advanced countries from as far back as 2012. It’s quite embarrassing that our military is taking so long to adapt to new ways of combat.

Go and read this book and you’ll
Have a clearer understanding of what’s going on. You can get a copy here:👇

https://selar.com/34744f0341

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by dederocs(m): 2:44pm On Dec 13, 2025

Mr Tunji please your job is to counter them, you are a minister, to get the job done.

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by MEGAWATCH: 2:44pm On Dec 13, 2025

This is the shameless people who will stop this banditry and kidnapping?

Sincerely speaking I pity their supporters because most of them will be disappointed after few years.

Oh my goodness I can't stop laughing!

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by Exceed15: 2:45pm On Dec 13, 2025*

So terrorist are ahead of our military intelligence?

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by FreeStuffsNG: 2:45pm On Dec 13, 2025

dre11:
https://www.thecable.ng/bandits-use-special-technology-to-evade-tracking-says-bosun-tijani/#google_vignette

“If you go to China, they have over four million 5G towers. The total number of towers we have in Nigeria is just about 40,000,” Tijani said.
Not a good comparison.

China is almost 10 times our size and they are over a billion in population with low population growth. They're daily monitoring Taiwan, Philippines, Australia, Japan and USA along with over a billion citizens.

China needs even more than 4 million towers.

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by Webmasterchidi(m): 2:46pm On Dec 13, 2025

Wow… this is actually scary and fascinating at the same time. 😬 Using tech to bounce calls off multiple towers? These bandits are leveling up while our infrastructure is still way behind. Makes you wonder—how long before Nigeria really catches up on surveillance tech, and will it actually stop these attacks?

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by reddingtonblack: 2:47pm On Dec 13, 2025

These guyz are educated and expose, yet when Tinubu boiz talk ... $ense is totally missing

in the last one month Tinubu govt have made excuses for Bandit operation than pastors come out to defend xtains live matter

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Re: Bandits Use Special Technology To Evade Tracking, Says Bosun Tijani by ntyce(m): 2:47pm On Dec 13, 2025

Rubbish talk from our head of IT

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