‘My account was hacked’: Aisha Buhari speaks on CBN’s directive on naira notes

Aisha, the wife of President Muhammadu Buhari, has debunked a statement allegedly issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) extending the validity of old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes to May 1, 2023.

Aisha said the statement shared on her Instagram page on Tuesday morning was fake, noting that her account was hacked.

The First Lady had earlier shared a press release by the CBN on the extension of the validity of N500 and N1,000 notes.

The statement allegedly issued by the CBN Director of Communications, Osita Nwanisobi, said the apex bank gave the directive on Tuesday after a meeting with President Buhari.

The CBN has, however, declared the statement as fake, while Aisha has since pulled down the post.

Reacting to the development in a new post on her Facebook page, the First Lady noted that the press release was fake, urging security agencies to fish out who she is sharing her verified social media handles with and take all necessary actions.

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She stated: “Disclaimer! Disclaimer!! 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,” Aisha Buhari said.

The Star