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The internet was abuzz on Saturday over the news that The All Progressives Congress (APC) Twitter account, @apcnigeria has been taken over by hackers.
Recall that the ruling APC campaigned, won the 2015 presidential election and communicated with over 700,000 Nigerians via this same handle.
According to a tweet from the hacker, the account was reportedly sold for ‘$2k’.
The hacker also went ahead to post tweets relating to the sale and purchase of bitcoins.
The account shared tweets around 3 PM promising to give followers 1,000 Bitcoin and 5,000 Ethereum.
The Twitter handle, @APCNigeria which was however taken over today by an alleged hacker was immediately disowned by the party’s spokeman.
Reacting to the takeover, the party’s spokesman,Bolaji Abdullahi wrote on his official page, “For the upteenth time, @APCNigeria IS NOT the official Twitter handle of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In several official statements, we have disclaimed that handle. We view this latest development as a case of criminal impersonation.”
Notwithstanding, in a phone conversation with TheNewsGuru.com, the manager of the APC twitter handle, Phillip Obin, confirmed the account was hacked and not sold.
“The account was hacked, but I am currently engaging Twitter to help restore it…we have gotten an assurance that the challenge will be sorted out soonest” Obin said.
Obin is an All Progressives Congress (APC) member, and the party’s chairmanship candidate, Biase LGA in Cross River state.