Mixed Reactions Greet Draft Wiretap Law At Forum In Lagos

[Shola Sholaz]

Last week in Lagos when stakeholders in the Nigerian telecoms industry gathered to discuss the draft lawful interception of communications regulations, leading voices contended that except the policy as recently released by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC), passes through a legislative process, Nigeria may not get the expected results.
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It would be recalled that the NCC recently came up with the Draft Lawful Interception of Communications Regulation, which provides the legal and regulatory framework for the lawful interception of communications in Nigeria, and to put into effect the provisions of Section 70 of the Nigerian Communications Act.
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It's illegal Although the President of Association of Telecommunication Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), Engr. Lanre Ajayi agreed that it is a regulatory issue, the former FCT minister, Mallam Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai who faulted the draft policy told the gathering that lawful interception of communications regulations should go through legislative process.