EFCC breaks silence on alleged take over of X handle by hackers

By Ayorinde Oluokun/Abuja

Nigeria’s anti-graft agency, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC has denied claims that is X (TWITTER) account was taken over by hackers.

The anti-graft agency said this while dismissing claims by some Nigerians the on social media on Thursday that its X handle was taken over by some internet fraudsters after a threat was issued to it.

The Commission however agreed that that the handle experienced a technical hitch while it was trying to update some information on it.

It added that the process of restoring the account is now in its final stages.

“Contrary to such unfounded claims, the Commission’s official X account has not been compromised in any way. While attempting to update certain information on the Commission’s biography on the app, a technical glitch occurred. This issue was promptly reported to the X Support Team and the process of restoring the account is now in its final stages,” EFCC said in the statement signed by its speokesperson, Dele Oyewale.

Read the full statement below

The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to some unsubstantiated claims in a section of the media suggesting that the official X (formerly Twitter) account of the Commission has been hacked and hijacked by unknown individuals. The Commission wishes to categorically state that these claims are false and misleading.

Contrary to such unfounded claims, the Commission’s official X account has not been compromised in any way. While attempting to update certain information on the Commission’s biography on the app, a technical glitch occurred. This issue was promptly reported to the X Support Team and the process of restoring the account is now in its final stages.

The EFCC’s official X account will be fully functional soon and we appreciate the understanding of all our stakeholders during this period.

All other verified channels of communication of the Commission are still available for our regular news and information.