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Surveillance Without Consequence: What El-Rufai’s TV Confession Says About Power in Nigeria

Former Kaduna State Governor and ex–Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nasir el-Rufai, made a stunning admission on live television yesterday: that one of his supporters secretly tapped a phone conversation of Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. His justification? “Governments tap
February 14, 2026