Former vice president Atiku Abubakar has raised alarm over a mysterious credit into one of his private bank accounts, saying his confidential details may have been compromised.
In a statement issued by his spokesman Phrank Shaibu, the African Democratic Congress presidential candidate said an unknown individual transferred funds with the narration “Contribution Electioneering Campaign.”
“Neither His Excellency nor his campaign solicited, authorised or has any knowledge of the individual or entity behind the unauthorised payment,” the statement said.
It described the circumstances as “deeply troubling,” noting that the account is strictly private and its 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 asked.
Atiku warned that if the private banking information of a former vice president and leading presidential candidate could be accessed, “then no Nigerian’s financial privacy is safe.”
He expressed further concern that the details may have been obtained through persons with privileged access, calling it a potential “grave abuse of power capable of exposing the account holder to kidnappers, terrorists, bandits, fraudsters and other criminal elements.”
The former vice president said he had put the Nigerian public and security agencies on notice about the incident, describing it as one of a series of suspicious activities ahead of the 2027 general elections.
He urged Nigerians not to be distracted by what he called “tired tactics that smack of character assassination.”
