DSS officials
Fear
has gripped residents of Abuja after it was revealed that DSS and other
security agencies have been bugging calls in the last two years.
Security sources have revealed that almost 70 percent of mobile
phones in Abuja are bugged by a covert security unit made up of
Department of State Services (DSS) and Defence Intelligence Agency
(DIA), comprising intelligence units from the Army, Air Force, and Navy,
according to a report by The Independent.
According to the report, the revelation is coming on the heels of
reported plans by the Federal Government to shut down more than 21
websites which it believes to be national security threat.
It was gathered that the bugging was done using satellites and
other sophisticated eavesdropping equipment in the last two years.
“If your phone appears to be slightly hot to touch, or you hear
crackling in your connection wherever you stay in Abuja, chances are
that your conversations are being listened to,” explained the source.
He added that distinct looking vans with different colours, mostly
bland, with tiny antenna, seen around Abuja these days, were some of the
means used to effect eavesdropping and other intelligence operations.
According to the source, the operations are intended purely for security purposes.
The vehicles have been spotted largely around sensitive areas like
the three arms zone, the federal secretariat, the Central Bank of
Nigeria (CBN), Defence Headquarters, Area 10, and Apo Legislative areas
and some highbrow residential areas.
Some observers have expressed anxiety over the bugging decision amidst militarisation of some parts of the country.
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