Nigeria - The Senate yesterday alerted Nigerians on what it termed bugging of its chamber.
Raising the alarm on Thursday, Deputy Minority leader, Senator Daniel Saror, said that there are secret bugging devices, including four Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras in the Senate chamber.
He said that the devices were discovered last year and dismantled, wondering how they returned. Said Senator Saror: “Sometimes last year, we discovered a State Security Services (SSS) monitoring camera and we resolved to dismantle it and fortunately, it was dismantled then. Now, I can see four new cameras.
Reacting to this, Senate President, Chief Ken Nnamani, demanded an explanation from the Senate Clerk.
''Clerk, you can hear humming. Anytime I put on the microphone, it hums. We need explanation for all these things,'' he said.
Speaking with journalists after their meeting with the Senate President, Okere said: ''We have settled everything. By Tuesday, you would not see the cameras there again.''
Daily Sun (newspaper) gathered that CCTV cameras were strategically placed all over the National Assembly complex last December before the Senate went on recess. They include jamming devices, which prevent people from making or receiving phone calls. (more)
