The Nigerian Army says it detects and is responding to an attempted unauthorised access to its official X (formerly Twitter) account. The Army announced the development in a statement released on Saturday.
According to the reporting, the incident is linked to activity detected at about 5 p.m. on August 29, 2026. The Daily Post Nigeria attributes the announcement to the Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Colonel Appolonia Anele, while other outlets similarly describe the event as an attempted hack and note that the Army is working on cybersecurity response measures.
The sources align on the core facts—an attempted compromise of the Army’s official X account and an active response. They differ mainly in emphasis, with some outlets focusing on the “hack attempt” framing and others describing the incident as a cybersecurity issue being handled by the Army’s public relations leadership and relevant security teams.
