Aisha Buhari, the first lady of Nigeria, has accused hackers of being responsible for a bogus Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) statement that was posted on her Instagram profile on Tuesday morning.
Shortly after the CBN called out the post as fraudulent on Tuesday, Mrs. Buhari removed the deceptive content.
The fabricated announcement erroneously claimed that the CBN had added 70 days to the legal lifespan of the old N200, N500, and N1000 notes.
The post, which also appeared on Mrs. Buhari’s verified Facebook profile, is now being denied. Within an hour of being posted, the post had more than 1,000 comments and more than 2,000 likes on Facebook.
Mrs. Buhari stated Tuesday night that “this is without a doubt the criminal activities of the person(s) who were responsible for deleting quite a lot of my posts from 2018 to late last year.”
The first lady continued, “This individual is a hacker.” Criminally motivated with the goal of continuing to harm my reputation on my social media sites.
According to her, the hackers erased at least 18 of her social media posts between 2018 and 2022.
The security authorities should identify the hackers and “take all necessary actions,” Mrs. Buhari continued, “I am assure you that this is the first and last time I am disclaiming bogus news on my handle.”
Since allegedly ordering the detention of a Nigerian student at the Presidential House last year, the first lady of Nigeria has been absent from the public eye.
The first lady has utilized social media throughout this election season to express messages and rally support, primarily for Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC). The first lady wants Mr. Tinubu to succeed her husband, who is leaving office in May.
Mrs. Buhari is reportedly opposed to the new naira redesign strategy, which has caused suffering for weeks to millions of Nigerians.
On February 1, the first lady posted an excerpt from an interview Governor Nasir El-Rufai gave to Channels Television in which he claimed that the contentious policy was the result of members of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabal plotting to undermine the ruling party in the 2019 elections.
Mrs. Buhari’s well-known accusation that members of the president’s cabal had taken over the administration during her husband’s first term in power was mirrored by Mr. El-assertion. Rufai’s
The Central Bank of Nigeria introduced the redesigned N200, N500, and N1,000 notes in the fourth quarter of 2022. There hasn’t been much debate over the policy’s suitability, but its implementation has given rise to increasing unease in the West African country.
The N200 notes are once again legitimate, but Mr. Buhari emphasized that the N500 and N1000 notes are no longer legal cash.
Mr. Buhari’s order contravened a Supreme Court order from February 8 ordering the continuing use of all old notes until a hearing on the issue could be held.
Wednesday’s court hearing will be on the matter.
