Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has criticised ex-Kaduna State governor Nasir El-Rufai over remarks made during an Arise TV interview, describing his alleged admission of phone tapping as “callous.”
In posts on X on Friday night, Omokri argued that tapping phone calls without a court order is illegal and that publicly admitting such acts raises serious legal and ethical concerns.
“Tapping a phone call without a court order is a crime. Admitting to it on live television is callous. Confessing that you were an accessory after the fact to unnamed individuals in the illegal tapping of a call is an open-and-shut case of your own culpability,” he said.
Omokri also questioned the broader implications of the alleged tapping.
“Who else has Mallam Nasir El-Rufai and his agents been tapping? Has he and his associates been helping terrorists and coup plotters to tap the phone calls of their intended victims?” he asked.
He further linked the claims to concerns over electoral security, noting that if phone calls of top officials can be intercepted, technologies like INEC’s IREV portal and BVAS devices might also be vulnerable.
“No wonder Nasir @elrufai boasted that he would unseat President Tinubu in 2027. Has he also tapped the INEC Chairman’s phone number? Nasir El-Rufai, keep talking. Keep digging. Keep exposing yourself,” Omokri wrote.
“Surveillance is only lawful when it is state-authorised, warrant-backed, and security-justified. Any personal, political, or unauthorised interception constitutes a violation of constitutional privacy rights and statutory criminal law.”
Dr. G. Fraser. MFR.
The National Patriots.
