Isa Pantami, Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, says “lawful intercept” allows President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime to breach the personal data of Nigerians for security reasons.
According to Mr Pantami, before the NDPR of 2019, the Cybercrimes Act of 2015 provides for “lawful intercept,’’ only effected when a security institution establishes a prima facie case of a crime.
“Otherwise, the confidentiality of citizens’ communications and correspondences were guaranteed,’’ Mr Pantami added.
The minister’s spokesperson, Uwa Suleiman,…
