Even Nigeria isn't spared from the United States spying scandal that has strained its relationship with Europe and some other parts of the world.

Fresh revelations indicated that the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been spying on the Nigeria’s security agencies, especially the State Security Service, and probably the Presidency.

Here's how the story is reported:

Indications emerged on Saturday that the United States has been spying on the Nigeria’s security agencies, especially the State Security Service, and probably the Presidency.

In a report published in New York Times, Edward Snowden, an American computer specialist, who worked for the US Central Intelligence Agency and as a contractor with the US National Security Agency, stated that Nigeria’s SSS was one of the security agencies across the globe that the N.S.A. had been listening in on.

He said briefs on the information gleaned from intercepting of telephone conversations and hacking of computers of the SSS, other security agencies in Nigeria and other countries are delivered to the office of the US President, Barrack Obama every morning.

“By many accounts, the agency provides more than half of the intelligence nuggets delivered to the White House early each morning in the President’s Daily Brief — a measure of success for American spies. One document boasts that listening in on Nigerian State Security Service had provided items for the briefing “nearly two dozen” times. In every international crisis, American policy makers look to the N.S.A. for inside information,” Snowden told New York Times.

The release of documents that proved that the NSA had been eavesdropping on the communications of world leaders, including US allies, had caused diplomatic rows, with Germany and some other countries protesting.

Snowden also noted that the NSA had obtained thousands of classified documents, containing secrets of governments around the world, pointing to a possibility that it might have obtained secret documents of the Federal Government of Nigeria, or tapped President Goodluck Jonathan’s phone conversations.

Snowden, who is on a temporary political asylum in Russia, disclosed classified details of several top-secret United States, Israeli, and British government mass surveillance programs to the press.

He started releasing the NSA’s documents in June and the documents he has released so far show that the US has been spying most countries in the world.

My Thoughts

As much as I can understand the enormity of the possible security threats the US might be facing, I think NSA took things too far here. Imagine how Germany and other world leaders feel on the revelation that their communications have been monitored.

Obama sure has a lot of damage control to do on this one. He also has to strive to win back the trust of the US allies that feel betrayed by the spying effort.

Do you think the United was within its right to be eavesdropping on the communications of other countries?

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What vital information do we have to protect anyways?

thats the reason they always know everything that will happen next...... closing there embassy and so on..
But i still believe there are a lot more this...
lets wait and see.

Snowden also noted that the
NSA had obtained thousands
of classified documents,
containing secrets of
governments around the
world, pointing to a possibility
that it might have obtained
secret documents of the
Federal Government of
Nigeria, or tapped President
Goodluck Jonathan’s phone
conversations.

lwkmd!

What is there to spy on Nigerias security formation? They train our personel, supply us with outdated security gadgets at double the prices of the latest ones and also service same for you.
Worst of all is the concession of Nigerias internet users to an Israeli company(Israel is staunch ALLY of the U.S.) to spy by the Jonathan's government.
What is left?

Wsdm: What is there to spy on Nigerias security formation? They train our personel, supply us with outdated security gadgets at double the prices of the latest ones and also service same for you.
Worst of all is the concession of Nigerias internet users to an Israeli company(Israel is staunch ALLY of the U.S.) to spy by the Jonathan's government.
What is left?

You've got some real points there.

There is nothing left to spy on Nigeria! Honestly, we've got nothing left. Nigeria is like a commercial s3x worker.., everything goes in...

emmysenior: .

no be our SSS wen dey carry guns enter beer parlour dey pose? Nigeria we hail una.

The only secret is if boko haram leader is dead or alive. It is open knowledge that Stella Oduah did "the needful", oga at the top does not know "agency web site", Farouk wears long cap for a reason so does labram Maku, they have shared the common wealth of Nigeria and their army is so weak!!!

These are my imaginations of possible info to find in any leaked info to America.

Hmmmm.........so,Nigeria is one of those country who have been spied on? Interesting.

I just pity the whistleblower himself,Edward Snowden,considering he is on temporary asylum. I wonder if those countries who have benefitted from his revelation would keep protecting him.

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No news here. Knowledgeable heads knows the Presidency have more bugs than a toilet hole and that Nigerian officials snitch for the American/British embassies.

Tapped into Goodluck's phone? I hope they understand Ijaw

infonubia: What vital information do we have to protect anyways?

I wonder oh. A country that's incapacitated by domestic terrorists now pose a danger to the world?

Let FG and our security agencies “DO THE NEEDFUL!“

i want to believe the only reason why the US will spy on nigeria govt officials is to know the sponsors of BH. remember BH is an ally of al-queda, even that white lady that sponsor kenya mall attacks was here (which im sure their sponsors were aware) so they wont want to leave any loose ends

Dannylux:


I wonder oh. A country that's incapacitated by domestic terrorists now pose a danger to the world?

The Nsa are also spying on economic secrets

We need to declare war on them right away , big countries are talking about usa spying, 9ja self follow join abegi, nting go happen, dey are still spyin

And when they(America) said nigeria will break-up by 2015, you think they are joking

infonubia: What vital information do we have to protect anyways?

Information brraa is everything no matter how small. By listening in dey can control our economy, the United State is d devil dey have to stay on top of every other country in other to control it.

careytommy: i want to believe the only reason why the US will spy on nigeria govt officials is to know the sponsors of BH. remember BH is an ally of al-queda, even that white lady that sponsor kenya mall attacks was here (which im sure their sponsors were aware) so they wont want to leave any loose ends

I really think there is more to it than just wanting to know the sponsors of BH. It's more like being the world police. Remember, several countries have been spied on.

ednut1: We need to declare war on them right away , big countries are talking about usa spying, 9ja self follow join abegi, nting go happen, dey are still spyin

Declare war on who?

chemashie: Let FG and our security agencies “DO THE NEEDFUL!“

What is the needful?

Ayomel: thats the reason they always know everything that will happen next...... closing there embassy and so on..
But i still believe there are a lot more this...
lets wait and see.

I understand security information. How about eavesdropping on a president's call. That's why German isn't too pleased with the US at the moment.

fkaz: And when they(America) said nigeria will break-up by 2015, you think they are joking

Do you really believe we are going to break up by 2015? I don't see that happening.

In as much as the US is a very insecure country. It shouts and acts tough, however, the country is a cowardly country that thrives on knowing what others are doing. I doubt the country will ever recover from the spying thing.

However, there's absolutely nothing to spy on about the Nigerian Security Agencies, to be honest.

The NSA don't even need to wiretap or bug any phones or laptops. Just take a commissioner of police or a director at the SSS to a nice hotel, spoil him with all d goodie bags and a coupla nice broads and he'd tell you the colour of the president's shit everytime he let's off!!

High level corruption such as we have in this country compromises all the security apparatchik of government. It is a known fact.

emk4lif: @OP, Here's the link to the original thread,
www.nairaland.com/1502432/nsa-also-spied-nigerias-state

Jealousy. Leave people to read this OP's thread if they desire and stop directing us to that opened by you. Did this OP request for any link to an "original thread"

omenka: The NSA don't even need to wiretap or bug any phones or laptops. Just take a commissioner of police or a director at the SSS to a nice hotel, spoil him with all d goodie bags and a coupla nice broads and he'd tell you the colour of the president's shit everytime he let's off!!

High level corruption such as we have in this country compromises all the security apparatchik of government. It is a known fact.

Hahaha.....funny but so true!

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since wen did a nigeria bcum a threat to them dt they hv to spy on nig.