Hackers have successfully taken over control of the National Bureau of Statistics website, as confirmed by NBS in a recent post on X. The public is advised to disregard any information on the website until the issue is resolved.
“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 agency posted on X.
This incident occurred shortly after the NBS released its report on crime experience and security perception.
The report revealed that Nigerians paid a staggering N2.23 trillion in ransom between May 2023 and April 2024, with a total of 51.89 million crime incidents reported in households nationwide.
The north-west region had the highest number of crime incidents, exceeding 14 million cases, while the south-east had the lowest with just over six million cases. Interestingly, rural areas recorded more crime incidents (26,526,069) compared to urban areas (25,360,963) according to the NBS report.