President Muhammadu Buhari’s wife, Aisha has distanced herself from fake news on her verified social media account, which backs the extension of old naira notes.
A statement signed Osita Nwanisobi, Central Bank of Nigeria spokesman, which claimed that the apex bank has been ordered to declare old naira notes as legal tender till the end of May surfaced on Tuesday afternoon.
Surprisingly, the statement, which was later disowned by CBN was shared by the president’s wife, Aisha Buhari.
Aisha then posted a disclaimer on her Facebook page, saying that those statements were not hers and that hackers are out to “attack her reputation”.
“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,” the post reads.
“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
“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.” she wrote.
