Atiku raises the alarm over suspicious credit to his bank account

Former Nigerian Vice President and presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has raised alarms over an unauthorized and suspicious deposit into his private bank account. Abubakar stated that the credit, with the narration "Contribution Electioneering Campaign," was made by an unknown individual, and neither he nor his campaign team solicited or authorized it.

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Neither His Excellency nor his campaign solicited, authorised or has any knowledge of the individual or entity behind the unauthorised payment.

In a statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, Abubakar expressed deep concern over how confidential banking details of a private citizen were obtained. He emphasized that the account is strictly private and its details are not publicly available, questioning the security of financial information for all Nigerians if such a breach is possible.

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The account is a strictly private one whose details are not in the public domain. This raises a fundamental question: How did unknown persons obtain the confidential banking details of a private citizen?

Abubakar further speculated that the information might have been accessed by individuals with privileged access. He warned that a breach of confidential banking information could expose account holders to severe security threats, including kidnapping, terrorism, banditry, and fraud. He has notified security agencies and the Nigerian public, viewing this incident as part of a pattern of suspicious activities leading up to the 2027 general elections.

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If the private banking information of a former Vice President and a leading presidential candidate can be accessed and deployed for reasons yet unknown then no Nigerian’s financial privacy is safe.