Dayo Omoogun
The Central Bank of Nigerian (CBN) has dispelled rumors that the bank’s website had been hacked.
The social media had been awash Friday with the report that some anonymous group had hacked the Apex bank’s website as it’s own way of partaking in the#endsars# protests and expressing solidarity with the protesters.
In a statement signed by Osita Nwanisobi, the Acting Director of Corporate Communication, the bank says, “Contrary to claims in the social media alleging that the website of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) (www.cbn.gov.ng) has been breached by malicious persons, we wish to state categorically that our website is secure.
“We wish to assure the Nigerian public and indeed all our other stakeholders that the CBN website is adequately protected and that there is no cause for alarm.
Nwanisobi advised that Nigerians should avoid putting the bank, a national asset, in harm’s way.
“We also wish to advise members of the online community to desist from peddling false news aimed at undermining the integrity of the Central Bank of Nigeria, which is our collective asset.
Earlier in the week, some other agencies such as the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) among others also reportedly had their websites hacked by the same cyberactivist group.