El-Rufai Wiretap Scandal Exposes Nationwide Mobile Surveillance Risk

Last month, when news broke about El-Rufai’s wiretapping scandal, I called for an independent probe into illegal government surveillance. Despite his detention, no investigation has begun. All implicated officials and telecom operators remain free. If top security agencies and telcos can breach privacy laws without consequence, Nigeria loses credibility as a law-abiding nation. Why is the NSA boss still in office? Why is El-Rufai the only one held accountable? I believe a full forensic audit of all agencies and providers is essential, and anyone found intercepting or hacking communications must face prosecution. Sim-card vulnerabilities at the network level pose an ongoing threat. Research shows compromised operators can inject malicious scripts via SMS, leading to strange anonymized messages and SIM-swap hacks. This mass surveillance by state actors and rogue telcos deepens our security crisis. True reform demands transparency, accountability, and respect for citizens’ privacy rights.

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