Examining the Legality of Call Interception Regulations in Nigeria
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2017
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The Gravitas Review of Business & Property Law
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Communication interception is not a new area of development in telecommunication management globally, particularly in the western world. However, this concept is alien to Nigeria as it conflicts materially with the constitutional provision that guarantees privacy of communication. This study examines the on-going efforts by the Nigerian Communication Commission (NCC) to introduce interception of communication in Nigeria vis-a-vis the constitutional provision for citizen's rights to privacy of communication. Being a constitutionally guaranteed right, the study concludes that the process that should mid-wife interception of calls ought not to be through regulations. Among other things, it is recommended that the NCC works with the National Assembly to initiate appropriate legislation or constitution amendment so as not to make the entire exercise a nullity.