Minister of Communications, Innovation and Digital Economy, Bosun Tijani, says bandits and other criminal networks are now deploying sophisticated communication technologies that make it difficult for security agencies to track their activities, including ransom calls. While speaking on a television programme on Friday night, Tijani said the criminal operations within the telecom space are “far more technical” than many Nigerians realise, despite the Federal Government’s efforts to tighten identification and monitoring systems. Tijani addressed concerns that kidnappers still negotiate ransoms using unregistered lines, years after the Government introduced the mandatory…
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