NBS says hackers have taken over their website, Nigerians react
The website of the National Bureau of Statistics NBS has been hacked. The body disclosed this on its X handle in a short post.
The short statement reads: “This is to inform the public that the NBS Website has been hacked and we are working to recover it. Please disregard any message or report posted until the website is fully restored. Thank you.”
The announcement of the hacked website comes barely 24 hours after the data gathering body released damning security stats. Many Nigerians have suspected foul play with the claim of hacking.
On X Nigerians weighed in.
@ruffydfire said: “A day after a damning security report was released by NBS, they claim their site was hacked! Are you thinking what I am thinking?
@TimedFrank said: “So hacker will hack your website, they would not demand for ransom or anything but they are more interested in posting reports, data or stats? You donminit.”
@realbrighte said: “The only person that hack NBS is Tinubu govt thereby successfully reducing unemployment level to 4%.”
@EdesonJethro said: “Una statistics dey constantly disappoint those dudes that have the capacity to introduce glitch on Irev.”