President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, Aisha Buhari, denied posting the fake statement on the extension of the old naira note deadline on her social media accounts.
On Tuesday, a statement purportedly signed by Osita Nwanisobi, spokesperson for the Central Bank of Nigeria, began to circulate on social media.
According to the statement, the apex bank has been directed to recirculate the old naira notes, which will remain legal tender until May.
Earlier, TechEconomy reported that the CBN subsequently disowned the statement and asked the public to disregard it.
But in a disclaimer on her Facebook page, Aisha said the statement was posted by a hacker to “attack her reputation”.
She said, “It has come to my attention that 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”.
