US EditionBandits, Terrorists Using Sophisticated Technology to Evade Tracking - Nigerian Govt
Minister Bosun Tijani revealed bandits use call-hopping and operate in areas with no coverage to avoid tracking; Nigeria upgrades satellites as backup to ground towers.
- On Friday, Bosun Tijani, Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, said bandits and terrorists use call-hopping by bouncing calls across multiple towers to evade tracking.
- Criminals favour unconnected or poorly connected areas because call-hopping technology routes calls through multiple cell towers, making signals vanish and complicating tracing.
- The country has just about 40,000 towers, while China has over four million 5G towers, highlighting Nigeria's limited telecom capacity.
- The government is strengthening digital and surveillance infrastructure and plans to upgrade communication satellites as backups, with Bosun Tijani stating, `If our towers are not working, our satellites will work`.
- Security officials warn tracking criminal communications is more complex than assumed, hindering law enforcement and prompting the Nigeria Labour Congress to announce a nationwide protest on December 17.
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How Bandits Use Advanced Technology To Evade Surveillance - Minister
Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has said bandits operating across the country deploy advanced technology to make phone calls and evade security surveillance. Tijani made the disclosure during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today. According to the minister, tracking the communications of criminal groups is far more complex than commonly assumed, as bandits employ sophisticated methods to a…
Bandits, terrorists using sophisticated technology to evade tracking - Nigerian govt
Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, has disclosed that bandits and terrorists in Nigeria use sophisticated technology to safeguard their communication. Tihani disclosed that bandits and terrorists use call-hoping technology to prevent their calls from being tracked. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday, the Minister said they bounce their calls on several cell towers to evade tracking. …
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WorldStage– Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani has revealed that bandits and terrorists operating in Nigeria exploit sophisticated communication technology that enables their calls to bounce across multiple cell towers, making them difficult to trace. Speaking during a politics broadcast programme on Friday in Abuja, Tijani said the criminals deliberately position themselves in areas with little or no teleco…
Bandits Use Special Technology to Evade Tracking, says Bosun Tijani - Thepodiummedia
Bosun Tijani, minister of communications, innovation and digital economy, says bandits use “a special kind of technology” to make calls and evade surveillance. The minister spoke in a chat with Seun Okinbaloye on Channels TV’s Politics Today on Friday night. Tijani said the monitoring of bandits’ calls for intelligence purposes is “more technical” than Nigerians assume. The minister said the criminals bounce calls off multiple towers to throw o…
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