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SERAP Warns of Mass Surveillance
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Executive Summary
SERAP urges Nigeria to scrap interception rules, warning they enable unchecked phone surveillance and could threaten privacy ahead of 2027 elections
- SERAP says the 2019 interception rules enable unlawful mass phone interception
- The group urges Tinubu to withdraw the rules and start a transparent new process
- SERAP cites weak judicial oversight, vague security grounds and broad agency powers
- The complaint follows Nasir El-Rufai claims that his calls were intercepted
- SERAP warns the rules could be abused during the 2027 elections
- The group gives the federal government seven days before seeking legal action
- SERAP says intercepted communications may be stored for up to three years
Quick Facts
- What: Dispute over interception rules and mass phone surveillance
- Where: Nigeria
- Why: To protect privacy, expression and electoral integrity
- Who: SERAP and the Nigerian federal government
- When: February 2026 before the 2027 elections
Coverage Timeline: 9 Days
Featured Article
SERAP warns Nigeria's government seven days to rescind 2019 interception regulations amid fears of mass surveillance ahead of 2027 elections.
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