The Defence Headquarters has disclosed that its official X account has been compromised in an attempted unauthorised access.
The DHQ, in a statement on Saturday by the Director of Defence Information, Maj Gen Samaila Uba, said the incident was being treated as a cybersecurity matter, with technical measures activated to secure the account.
The statement read, “The Defence Headquarters wishes to inform members of the public, the media and all stakeholders that it has detected an attempted unauthorised compromise of its official X (formerly Twitter) account.
“The incident is currently being treated as a cybersecurity matter, and appropriate technical measures have been activated to secure the account and prevent further unauthorised access.”
Uba said efforts were ongoing to fully restore control of the official account, warning members of the public to disregard suspicious, unauthorised or misleading content that might be posted from the account during the period. Related News Police recover hand grenade from drainage slab in Maiduguri Defence headquarters X account hacked, DHQ warns public Fire guts Lagos hotel
