Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has raised concerns over a suspicious credit transaction into one of his private bank accounts, alleging that the incident points to a possible compromise of his confidential banking information.
Atiku disclosed this in a statement issued on Friday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu.
According to the statement, an unknown individual transferred money into one of the former vice president’s private accounts using the narration, “Contribution Electioneering Campaign.”
The statement stressed that neither Atiku nor his campaign team requested, authorised or had prior knowledge of the payment.
“Neither His Excellency nor his campaign solicited, authorised or has any knowledge of the individual or entity behind the unauthorised payment,” the statement said.
Atiku described the circumstances surrounding the transaction as disturbing, noting that the account involved is a strictly private one whose details are not publicly available.
According to him, the incident raises serious questions about how an unknown person obtained the confidential banking details of a private citizen.
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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?” the statement added.
Atiku warned
The former vice president warned that the alleged breach extends beyond his personal case, saying it raises broader concerns about the security of Nigerians’ financial information.
“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,” the statement quoted him as saying.
Atiku also expressed concern that the confidential account details may have been accessed through individuals with privileged access to sensitive financial information.
“Even more disturbing is the suspicion that such confidential information may have been obtained through persons with privileged access,” the statement said.
The development comes amid growing concerns over data privacy and the protection of sensitive financial information, although no evidence has yet been made public identifying the source of the transfer or explaining how the account details were obtained.
