Our ‘X’ account not hacked, it’s undergoing an upgrade — EFCC

The Economic and Financial Crimes Crime Commission (EFCC) says its ‘X’ account is being updated to ensure a more global appeal.

EFCC Spokesperson, Dele Oyewale, told newsmen in Abuja: “our X account is down temporarily due to ongoing upgrade and we will soon bounce back.

“You know when there is an upgrade in a system, it may be temporarily down and inaccessible. We doing the upgrade to serve the public better.

“You can see that other social media pages of the commission are still functional”.

He said that the anti-graft agency was also updating its records on the account.

“Our account was not hacked. It will soon start running,” he said.

Checks by NewsWireNGR on Thursday showed that the landing page of the account, @officialefcc, which had about 2.2 million followers, reads: “This account doesn’t exist. Try searching for another”.

However, the agency’s website and other social media pages, such as Facebook and Instagram, are functional.