Popular cyberattack network, Anonymous, has hacked the website of First Bank of Nigeria.
The attack followed the hacking and restoration of websites belonging to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, the Independent National Electoral Commission and the Central bank of Nigeria.
The network accused First Bank of deducting money from accounts belonging to #EndSARS supporters and instructing employees not to join the protest. It however said it will keep the website ‘down for some time’.
“We #Anonymous have taken-down your website in support of #EndSARS
“You will pay for your actions. you should have expected us!
“Enjoy your server taken down. no money is gone, ” Anonymous tweeted.
Reacting to the allegations via Twitter, First Bank said, “We wish to state very clearly that First Bank has not banned any staff from joining the protests and will never do so.
“We have continued to lend our voice to end all forms of brutality including Police, Rape and domestic violence.
“Our position remains that deep-rooted Reforms are a fundamental solution we must embrace.”
However, as at 3:27pm, the website is loading fully with ‘routine maintenance’ coming up on the homepage for few seconds.