Party says FG is planning to spy on Nigerians

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April 11, 2017 4:20 PM

According to the opposition party, the government is plotting to tap phones and hack devices in a bid to harass citizens.

The Chairman of the PDP caretaker committee - Ahmed Makarfi

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The Ahmed Makarfi-led PDP made the comments on Monday, April 10, via a statement released by spokesman, Prince Dayo Adeyeye.

The statement reads:

“We have also been alerted to the news of the Federal Government of ‎Nigeria planning to tap mobile telephone lines and hacking of other ‎devices of citizens as a way of harassing and intimidating them into silence.”

“This and other unholy practices of this administration will ‎henceforth be resisted by all Nigerians. ‎We will mobilize Nigerians at ‎all levels to fight against the use of arms in a democratic system to ‎ridicule and intimidate citizens of this country; we‎ will no longer ‎tolerate this high handedness of the APC.

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The PDP also said that Nigerians ‎should not be arrested and detained “indiscriminately” for criticizing the government.

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