As Nigeria gears up for the 2015 general elections, squads of - TopicsExpress



          

As Nigeria gears up for the 2015 general elections, squads of young people are being recruited across the nation to storm cyberspace: To harass, intimidate and persecute their employers opponents or those with views that oppose his ambitions. I spoke to a 28-year-old chemistry graduate who patrols the online war front for one of Nigerias popular politicians. Every morning, he gets dressed and embarks on a 20-minute drive to work, where he sits in an office with dozens of other young people on the same mission as himself. With a burst of laughter, he summarised his job description in three words: Distort public opinion. It is a shame. I suspected this about 18 months ago. It looked so organised when I first noticed people that usually dont have anything in common argue in the same way, with the same words, obviously using a prepared template. bbc/news/world-africa-29237507
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 13:29:39 +0000

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