Premium Times reports that the internet monitoring company was contracted by the Federal Govt in April this year to install a comprehensive spying facility that will help them monitor its citizens.
The installation will go ahead despite public outcry and an ongoing legislative probe of the project that followed the leak of the contract by this newspaper. The installation is also taking place in complete disregard of the National Assembly which ordered the government to suspend all actions on the contract pending the outcome of a planned investigation." Premium Times reportsThe presidency had mulled cancellation of the contract after it summoned Elbit Officials, accusing them of not being discreet enough in the handling of the contract.
The Goodluck Jonathan administration secretly, and in open violation of lawful contracting procedures, awarded the Israeli firm, with headquarters in Haifa, a $40million contract to help it spy on citizens’ computers and Internet communications under the guise of intelligence gathering and national security.
Elbit announced it won the contract back in April, in a global press release, where its general manager, Yehuda Vered, opaquely announced that “Elbit Systems will supply its Wise Intelligence Technology (WiT) system to an unnamed country in Africa under a new $40 million contract … for Intelligence Analysis and Cyber Defense.”
Sources within the administration informed PREMIUM TIMES that the officials arrived Abuja over the weekend (two weekends ago) and had installed the “big brother” device at the headquarters of the National Intelligence Agency in Abuja.
A team of about 20 Nigerian intelligence officers are currently training in Haifa, Israel – headquarters of Elbit Systems – and are expected to run the spying equipment after its installation.
The first batch of the intelligence trainees are due back in the country next week, our sources say.
Elbit says it will take it two years to complete the project, by which time it claimed, the administration will have “a highly advanced end-to-end solution, [to] supports every stage of the intelligence process, including the collection of the data from multiple sources, databases and sensors, processing of the information, supporting intelligence personnel in the analysis and evaluation of the information and disseminating the intelligence to the intended recipient…[that] will be integrated with various data sources, including Elbit Systems’ Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) solution and Elbit Systems’ PC Surveillance Systems (PSS), an advance solution for covert intelligence gathering.”
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This man needs prayer. That money should have been used to repair the road. SMH
Ok
So I've heard. Be careful Lindz...
~D great anonymous!
As long as it the Nigerian people that is going to run this device and technology, Im not bothered.... only that in some months it wouldve been a waste of public funds, where universities are not funded and our St***d cluessless govt is running things this way just to satisfy world bank initiatives.
Please vote wisely in 2015 we dont want no shoeless a**holes in govtment!
Lol. Business go dey hard yahoozey guys now
is ok we like it .. let them spy
Pls LIB,help m 2 break it down,I cnt read,d english is too big 4 m 2 handle........#waitin......lol...nyc one.
If you have nothing to hide you have nothing to fear. If that will give us more security why not.
This is some serious covert operations-james bond shit! Lol! If it helps fight crime and puts an end to boko haram, no problem. But does the government have the right to spy on its citizens? Do we even have a say? Anyway, this story's yesterday's news. I trust all the politicians in the senate and house of reps, they have more to hide than the average citizen, so they won't pass the bill.
Naija Be spying....lol, I wonder where they'll get power from
And assu still dey strike God is watching
Misplaced priority. This administration is clueless. GEJ needs to inject fresh blood into his administration. Paying that much for security surveillance in a proverty stricken country is complete waste of resources.
The insurgent in some parts of the north might be blamed for this, but government should realize that politicians created and nurtured the avenue for insecurity, through corruption, bad governance, nepotism and their unguarded utterances.
All this is about 2015., the truth is that Mr President is surrounded by hawks and bad advisers
If that will help improove intelligience gathering in Nigeria,good people like us do not have anything to fear.Afterall,there is a saying in the U.S that "your best neighbour,who is always at your beck and call,are the feds.
Hope I can watch "roc n shay" in peace...n hope I can visit brazzers without getting bigbrother isreali watching me.
Jonathan, jonathan, jonathan, how many times did i call you? K i will call you again.
We need yahoo yahoo boys to bring price of dollar down.
You sure no b militant they train for Israel..naija
God Go Punish them!!! they want to come and chop the nigerian oil!!! na der way be dat... they should beta no bring der wahala come here!!!
Nigerians r complaining, but when Google and Facebook spy on us 4 d American Gov, we turn a blind eye. 'pls if well managed and run by Nigerians its 4 our own good ".
johnathan never seems to surprise me, dere are so many projects to pump money into, and here he wants to spy on its citizens, only God knows wat benefit we gonna derive from dis crap,!!! always a badluck to naija,imagine d humonguous amount of money dat was carved out for dis rubbish,and he never wants to honour a gentleman agreement of ASUU, wat a shame of waywardness we elected as a president! olohun ma sha nu mi ooo...
choi e don b for yahoo boiz
I believe this is a huge step by the federal govt. It will definitely go a long way in curbing some economic, political and social problems in Nigeria.
This can help them fish out terrorists. Most developed countries use means like this one to discover terrorist activities
Good development oo. Buh I dey fear for the boko guys of our land. They might be interested in dis too!
Jonathan is an idiot... he has not resolved asuu controversy his wasting money on this rubbish mtcheew
What!! I can't believe Nigerian government will do this to her citizen, its crazy...VPN Things on point
i love this, u guys should b thanking the FG for this.do u knw Nigerian can nt use pay pal and other online account bcos we have some bad guys using the internet.in USA,UK and other country do this things so y cant Nigeria do the same?most we talk about all the things FG do?if u are giving employment in that office will u nt work?
Nigerians are always fast to criticise, we are all aware of the security issues in the country, and we all know that without adequate security we can't have more foreign investors that will still help out in areas of unemployment and more infrastructure. Please allow the man do his thing I don't think there has bin any President that has brought any groundbreaking thing to this country
and he can't solve asuu problem... Naija my country
eziokwu???????!!!!! $40m what? for what. these men are mean all I can say. God pls react like u did in the days of old to those wicked leaders
Lobatan....Hide my ass is next movement! Hope it works since they wanna start sniffing :p
I guess it's time to start praying for this man to die by FIRE!
Ok we hear u
Õђ-kàγ naw!! Maybe they wannu spy М̣̣̇Ɣ chat with linda. Nigerian government shaa. *cagey*
wow i love this dis this cool at least jonathan can see anytime i swear for him mama
I swr this man is foolish he won't go and resolve asuu strike he is wasting 400 million dollars to spy on his citizens while the future leaders of the country re still at home. Stupid man hate d man die. Sir Alpachino 28A8A848. Sent via nokia3310
Gej always makes it hard 4 even his supporters to dfend him atimes... Wetin u wan spy 4 naija? Anyway b ready 4 a hard on wen spyin cos most nigerians jst do porn. Smh
Gej always makes it hard 4 even his supporters to dfend him atimes... Wetin u wan spy 4 naija? Anyway b ready 4 a hard on wen spyin cos most nigerians jst do porn. Smh
Yea, olohun will sha nu u fool..dnt u knw dat wif dat d bokos can b tracked down???
Gej always makes it hard 4 even his supporters to dfend him atimes... Wetin u wan spy 4 naija? Anyway b ready 4 a hard on wen spyin cos most nigerians jst do porn. Smh
This is even more embarrassing contract so far when ASUU thing(strike) is on
What sort of president do we have..he's brainless, instead of him to give asuu dat money he's wasting it on something stupid. Don't see how ds man will win 2015 elections
Yeah. My colleagues and I are currently working for them in Abuja.
I hope they don't trace my IP address sha.
Baba-Agba....lol
All you Jonathan supporters please defend this one. Police do not have cars and equipment to stop petty robbery and you are spending millions on spying who??? Why not distribute that money to the homeless on the street to start a business?
Lol...it won't work! Na naija we dey...Naija sat1 n 2 how far...buhhahahahaaaam..another waste from clueless shoeless ijaw man...can 2015 be here already...SAY NO TO SHOELESS candidates cos they buy the one with blade and sharps studs to match on helpless people...I'm IGBO but live a realistice life...not based on bias and sentiments...I even voted the clueless nigga but I regret doing so now...curse me back to sender!!! A million folds
LOL them go see 419 scam contracts & porn tire! & lest I forget Toke's vlogs...
*Chayanna*
Anon 4:26 u ar a big fool wit capital leta F. Hw do u tink Boko Haram an their likes operates. Only those that hav skeletons in their cupboards shuld be scared.
Go sit Ųя ass sumwer N stop ranting 'bout Mr president a̶̲̥̅̊n̶̲̥̅̊ƌ̲̣̣̣̥ W̶̲̥̅̊н̣̣̣̝̇̇̇ɑ̤̥̈̊†̥̥ he wants †̥o do....I knw if U̶̲̥̅̊ bcome president one day U̶̲̥̅̊ wil do worse....d satellite can stil do some good enit
No fucking damn device can spy on Nigerians..dnt worry, watch out 4 Antispy or we destroy it
Hey boko harams am willing to pay jux bomb this machines
One thing you should know is that no reasonable development can be acheived in the presence on insecurity. I assure you this will help to intecept communication between terrorist sect members in this country. It will also help in the fight against corruption. Inasmuch as I'm sure this move has it's cons it definitely has it's pros too. But then again which move doesn't? You just have to make sure the pros outweigh the cons in the long run. People like you who criticise every move of those in power are those who haven't been at the helm of affairs of anything serious. Grow up.
IT IS WELL!
He's followin d US footstep. This is a violation of d constitution. What is he looking for?? Simply dissents. U people dt keep insulting him. Soon we may be arrested for that. No freedom of speech!!!!! Shame
Anton's 1 you don't live in the north that's why you're ranting.i know you love what happened early this morning in Brono State where innocent sleeping lives were lost to boko haram?Projects like that are to monitor the evil activities of the wicked mind of Nigerians.Try to get yourself enlightened before you comment.
Linda hmmm! I hope you have not started subjective journalism my advice is try to be more objective you can decide not to post this at least think this over
I think this information is too classified to be pasted on this site.the reason is dat it may sensitize terrorist organizations who use d internet to be more careful and dat makes dem more difficult to beat.its just my take anyway
I dont jus kno wot nigerians wan dis dis man 2 do.u r dere talking abt asuu strike.can u b in sch n recieve lectures in d presence of insecurity?think properly b4 u comment.probably u r a member of boko haram n u r scared of getting caught
Trust nigerians to hack elbits itself
Lol,you sound just like my cousin who changed from being someone who literally worshipped president Jonathan to the "new creature" he is now. The guy himself just hates president Jonathan now & is like "I always always giving him chances to live up,but all he knows best is how to make empty promises & excuses."
Oga Jona.... don't worry,2015 would soon come & then you'd get the chance to go & rest. We just hope you rest comfortably.
I'm soo loving dis,I tot d thg'd be handled/operated by d isrealis. So na my lovin Naija pple go still dey operate am? No lele,very soo,solution to bringing it down will surfice and d whole $40mills will go down d drain. Clueless shoeless brainless Jonathan!
*ajokeade*
A very good and welcome development by Mr President,@ linda y re u telling us to guard our computers? Do we resemble membas f boko haram or dier sponsors
Endtime tins.
I'm starting to think Jonathan is a dictator hiding under a facade of affability. They may tell us this is so that they can track Boko Haram. I hope so but I'm skeptical. Instead, given Nigeria's history under both military and "civilian" regimes they may be contacting LIB commenters and arresting them for criticising his government...or one government official will use it to track the activities of his mistresses.
There is no civilized economy that will survive without espionage or the likes. In a time like this where insecurity is an order of the day, there is need to check balance all the excesses of those who perpetrate evil using the net and this will also help checkmate in a way the movement of embezzled money. Yes it has it draw backs, but often times you have to sacrifice to conquer. Everything can't be perfect. All those calling for its cancellation have something to hide if not, why should they be so agitated? My only fear is if all these is just a charade, another doomed venture, where the money simply evaporates into thin air!
You fools really think he is clueless,GEJ is a very intelligent man,it is you many fools in Nigeria that are not smart,with this am assured hour really is smart and knows what he is doing
The first person to comment am very sure u are a muslim this will expose all your evil plans to kill people who are not part of your blood sucking religion islam will fail.... Period! Linda post my comment o this is democracy freedom of speech 40mil is too small if it will save innocent lives, the media doesn't tell us the truth northern christians are been killed like animals in the north Jonathan God bless u
My people go and google quran chapter 9vs29 u will know the animals we are living with
Must Nigeria always copy and emulate what U.S.A. and UK does?
U dumb fu**s, its only peeps who get skelenton 4 dem ward robe dat shuld b scared...nigerians just hate development, all u want it wat is in front of u witout tinkn of d future. Dis is d 1st naija president talking of development. Hopefully, dis wuld reduce cyber crime we are notoriously know for. Nd linda e b lyk say u b anti GEJ if u feel say na dem hausa men b d way foward, ur name na sorry..try 2 b open minded nd stop crucifying GEJ on ur blog.. GEJ 4 2015!!! @proflinks
Thank you for not being as empty as a lot of these people who. Pass comments without reasoning like you rightly said GEJ Is a very intelligent man. I rest my case
I don't know why We nigerian are very hard to please. We criticize everything done by our presdo, we want security, how do we think it can be achieved without putting certain measures on ground? Security personnels has tried many tactics to curb this mayhem this boko haram has unleashed to nigerian still no way. Now Presdo brings another idea of cyber monitoring facilities so that it will be more easier to detect and get more info about activities of nig citizen for security purpose we are complaining. Can't we be positive for once? Pls let reason very well before we comments. Cus is not all about GEJ is about we Nigerian. God bless Nigeria. CA
Y al dis rantin abt strike. Is dis d first tym deirs strike in nigeria or was deir no strike durin obasanjo and yar adua's regime..has he nt bein askin ASUU to cal off strike or rather was he nt d 1 dat gave order for sch to resume.. So dis incidence of bombin evryday no dey affect una. Nigeria needs to improve its security cos its gettn out of hand if nt I tink many lives wil b lost durin 2015 election. I tink most of u dat posted comments here av nt lost dear ones durin dis boko haram rubbish
Mr president u cud add dat money to increasing our satellite base, fytin boko haram shud be taken more serious dan fytin Sahara reporters, premium times, Linda Ikeji et al
God bless you for this. Linda doesn't reason at all sometimes. Not every thing should be posted here. Especially security details of your country. So many daft comments here. U are one of the few people that made sense. Linda if u like don't post it.
U shld mind ur language and how u use vile words against those that are placed above u and even older than u be guided
Don't u kw than more than ever we as a nation shld have a robust intelligence gathering capabilities to survive in the face of global terrorism and threats. So a thousand roads cld be built yet all ckd be useless if safety isn't guaranteed
U calling ur president an idiot is pathetic to say the least. What's the correlation btw ASUU strike and this besides is it btw 2010 and now that the system got neglected, if this isn't politics wat is it. Some politicians are bent on causing mayhem jst to score political point. Boko haram, ASUU strike, insulting the person and office of the president. But I do kw the truth will be revealed
Make I contact all them witches for my villa, this one no go work!
U r saying road! Dis shoeless man wit old blackberry charger nose ought to Av settled asuu shii. He is nosediving into irrelivnt matters. Spyn on nigerians,to see d hungry? Or d homeless? Clueless,shoeless,scrufy effigy.
Sorry where is the light to power the facility? Or are they also importing the power source from. Isreal??....lolz
U and ur fellow tribal propagandists will fail, come 2015!
In the last 40yrs, if all the money embezzled by your kith and kin were properly channelled the police wd hv bn well equipped and the ordinary man on the street wd hv bn living above poverty level.
Too many foolish dumb Nigerians don't know what it is to tackle insecurity
spying o, database o, all join. #666tinz
Why don't they SPY THE GOVERNMENT. Mscheew
Yes ade, if it's a good thing why not emulate? It's only when it's bad dt we mustn't.
In light of recent events, i can understand why the president thinks cyber espionage is a necessary move,but it just completely violates the right to privacy of the citizenry and that is the pillar of our democracy,the idea that it wasn't sanctioned by the national assembly has a lot to say about the true motive here and makes us not any different from the north Koreans living under a dictatorship, i mean whatever happened to the RULE OF LAW. besides its a known fact that advanced network of terrorists prefer the use of couriers than sending information over the internet.
instead ov em planning ov hw 2 gt students back 2 sch,dy r planning on hw 2 catch criminals lyk dmselve..ode oshi government.chingychyke
Na to dey carry Tor browser browse now o...even CIA can't crack it...elbit my ass
Thank you my brother @proflinks am from the north but Jona 2015!!!!!!b!!!!!b!!!!b!!b!!b!!
My guy, I tire o. We always seem to take dirty pride in copying these people. When did they become our yardstick for progress? I'd say that's the mind of an unconscious slave if you ask me.
Certified hackers. Hehehe
Our leaders r clueless & spineless! Don't judge me wrong, almost all d developed world hv facilities like dis bt no body knws, its suppose to be top gvt secret. Just letting ppl knw bout things like dis, u hv defeated its aim already. We r nt security conscious at all. & we don't take caution. Is a pity though. Shame to naija top officials! Ma opinion. Shok
Lol.Very naughty.
Lmao!
Des country is doomed! We will be exposed to highly experienced spies from other countries. Its like opening a Firewall. Kai! See the high level of ignorance our leaders re
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