Nigeria, Dec. 5 -- Daniel Bwala, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, on Friday, disclosed that criminals' use of foreign internet services makes it difficult for Nigerian security agencies to track their locations and movements.

Bwala, who stated this in an interview with Nigeria Info FM, which was shared on the station's Instagram page on Friday, said while local digital platforms can be monitored and traced by authorities, criminals who use services outside Nigeria's jurisdiction were much harder to track.

He said, "There is a regulatory body in Nigeria that has the database of Nigerians and their phone numbers. There is also a body that deals with internet service provision, where if you are using an...