FG tapping my phone, but can’t monitor phone conversations of terrorists – Senator Ndume

Senator representing Borno South Senatorial District, Ali Ndume has expressed frustration that he has been warned to be mindful of his phone conversations as he is being monitored by the Nigerian government.

The lawmaker gave this hint on Channel Television on Thursday, while featuring on Politics Today.

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“I have been warned multiple times to be cautious about what I say on the phone because my conversations were being monitored.”

He expressed disappointment that security agencies cannot track phone conversations of terrorists effectively, but that of his own.

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He wondered how terrorists are showing their atrocities on social media platforms like TikTok, despite their capacity to monitor public figures.

According to him, he remains undettered being monitored as he has no5hing to hide, stating that Nigeria is currently facing security challenges.

Ndume noted that bandits and terrorists are boldly reporting their heinous crimes on TikTok and other social media platforms for the larger society to watch andnyrt nothing happened.

He said: “I believe that if telephone can be tracked, and where Ndume or politically exposed persons can be tracked, I begin to wonder what is going on?

“They have tracking system all over. I’ve been warned several times that look, be careful on what you say on the phone, because the phone is being monitored.

“So if I can be monitored, I kept getting confused as to why can’t they come…

“If you as a journalist can get information about me, what stops the security agencies or the intelligence agencies to get information about the whereabouts or the activities of terrorists.”

When asked if the government is monitoring his phone, Ndume replied in the affirmative, “Yes, I don’t have problem with government monitoring my phone.

“The whole Nigeria is country of concern now, but that’s not a big deal anyway.”

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