Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Ali Pantami, said yesterday that 3,834,244 attacks were recorded during the just concluded governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections.
According to him, the attacks originated from both within and outside the country.
In a statement by his Senior Technical Assistant (Research and Development), Dr Femi Adeluyi, the minister said the activities of cyberthreat actors on the Nigerian cyberspace during the gubernatorial and state Assembly elections were much lower than those during the Presidential and National Assembly elections.
He said a daily breakdown of the attacks showed that on Friday, March 17, 2023, 1,046,896 attacks were recorded; Saturday, March 18, 2023, 1,481,847; Sunday, March 19, 2023: 327,718 and Monday, March 20, 2023, 977,783.
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