First Lady of Nigeria, Aisha Buhari has raised an alarm of a hacker posting a fake statement on the extension of the deadline for usage of the old Naira note on her social media pages.
The purported statement which featured the signature of Osita Nwanisobi, Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) spokesperson, went viral on social media on Tuesday, February 21, and the now-deleted statement was spotted on Aisha’s Instagram and Facebook pages.
Shortly after the CBN disowned the statement, the First Lady claimed that it was posted by a hacker with the intention to attack her reputation.
She said in a statement:
“It has come to my attention that a certain fake news was posted on my social media handle, Instagram, which also directly connects to my Facebook page, earlier this morning. I have since directed that it should be deleted.
“This is without a doubt the criminal actions of the person(s) who were responsible for deleting quite a number of my posts since 2018 to late last year when I posted a video and picture of my hands with Henna design of ABAT insignia on the day I launched the APC Women Presidential Campaign Committee for Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Ilorin, Kwara State, my post on the event for the Traditional and Complementary Alternative Medicine (TCAM) conference and 17 other posts.
“This person is a hacker, criminally minded with the intention to continue attacking my reputation through my social media platforms.
“But I am assuring you that this is the first and last I am disclaiming fake news on my handle.
“It is the responsibility of the security agencies to find out who am I sharing my social media handles with, despite being verified accounts, and take all necessary actions.”
