Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) is pressing forward with so-called 'lawful interception’ which will give the NCC and security agencies powers to intrude into private communications of Nigerians such as telephonic calls, e-mail messages and SMS in the name of enhancing national security; prevention of crime committal; and facilitating criminal investigations.
Some lawyers claim that lawful interception has a strong legal basis, but most Nigerians are worried that that the provision of surveillance and interception capabilities would facilitate human rights abuses by security forces in a country like Nigeria.
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