The Nigerian Army says hackers attempt an unauthorised access to its official X (formerly Twitter) account, and the incident is being handled as a cybersecurity matter. The Army says it detected the suspected breach and activated measures to prevent compromise.
Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col. Appolonia Anele, confirms the suspected activity happened around 5 p.m. on Saturday, 29 August 2026. Across the reports, outlets describe the Army as responding to the attempt after it was flagged as suspicious.
Vanguard adds context that the attempted intrusion is the second reported cyber incident involving a Nigerian military social media account in about two weeks. Vanguard also reports that the account began posting memecoin-related updates shortly before the issue was identified. Other outlets focus mainly on the confirmation of the attempted breach and the response measures, without adding details about the content of posts.
