http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20220521-182224-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/os6-nigeria/ Enabling Digital Authoritarianism in the Name of Counterterrorism - Lessons from Nigeria Ibezim-Ohaeri, Victoria eng 2022-05-21 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 data protection digital authoritarianism nigeria Right to Privacy surveillance Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 Nigeria's transition to a digital economy is in full swing. As terrorism and violent extremism are ravaging certain parts of the country, the mounting insecurity has necessitated huge budgetary allocations to national security, giving way to a new kind of digital authoritarianism. Serious concerns have been raised regarding the misuse of collected data and arbitrary surveillance, which undermine human rights and civic freedoms.