Aisha Buhari, the first lady of Nigeria, has denied making the post on her Facebook and Instagram pages that claimed the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, had instructed deposit money banks to gather the old N500 and N1000 notes.
Aisha, who blamed the message on thieves who may have hacked her account, said the post had been erased on her command.
The wife of President Muhammadu Buhari bemoaned how the suspected hackers toiled with her earlier messages in a response she wrote on her Facebook page.
She said, “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”.
The First Lady had posted a statement purportedly issued by the Central Bank of Nigeria, that the old notes would now be collected until May, 2023.
The apex bank had since debunked the report.
