Omokri, in a post on X on Friday night, argued that tapping a phone call without a court order amounts to a crime

A former presidential aide, Reno Omokri, has criticised former Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, over remarks made during an interview on Arise TV, describing an alleged admission of phone tapping as callous and raising serious legal concerns.

Omokri, in a post on X on Friday night, argued that tapping a phone call without a court order amounts to a crime.

He said publicly admitting to such an action on live television raises grave legal and ethical issues.

“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.

He also questioned who else might have been targeted by such surveillance.

“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.

In another post, Omokri urged El-Rufai to continue speaking, suggesting that his comments were self-incriminating.

“No wonder Nasir @elrufai boasted that he would unseat President Bola Tinubu in 2027. Has he also tapped the INEC Chairman’s phone number?” he said.

Omokri added that the controversy raises concerns about the security of electoral technology, arguing that if the phone of a National Security Adviser could be intercepted, systems such as the Independent National Electoral Commission’s IREV portal and BVAS devices might also be vulnerable to compromise.

“Nasir el-Rufai, keep talking. Keep digging. Keep exposing yourself,” he added.

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