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NBS Website “Hacked” After Report on Kidnapping Rates and Ransom Payments

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The website of the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) has been hacked after it released a report on security and kidnapping statistics from May 2023 to April 2024.

The bureau announced the incident via its X account, urging the public to ignore any unofficial communications until the site is restored.

The homepage currently displays a “Page Hacked” message, confirming the breach.

NBS website

 

This is to inform the public that the NBS website has been hacked and we are working to recover it. Please disregard any message or report posted until the website is fully restored,” NBS wrote on X.

As the principal agency responsible for the collection, analysis, and dissemination of statistical data in Nigeria, the NBS recently released a report that revealed Nigerians paid ₦2.23 trillion as ransom to kidnappers between May 2023 and April 2024, showing the alarming rise of criminal activities across the country despite significant government spending on security.

The report, contained in the NBS’s Crime Experience and Security Perception Survey, noted that over the period under review, an estimated 51.89 million crime incidents were recorded in Nigerian households.

 

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