To further fight Boko Haram and
tackle terrorism, the Federal Government has been reportedly monitoring
the social media accounts of Nigerians who are suspected of having links
with various terrorist groups.
The report by The
Punch revealed that through covert operations, which have been going on
for a while, security agencies hack into the Facebook and Twitter
accounts of personalities that are been monitored by the Federal
Government.
The project, which is costing the
country millions of dollars and is being managed by the Office of the
National Security Adviser, is meant to frustrate terrorist attacks on
the country.
It was further revealed 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.
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