THE Lagos All Progressives Congress, APC, has raised the alarm over cloning of the accounts of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu by cybercriminals suspected to be from opposition parties in the state.
Publicity Secretary of the party, Seye Oladejo, raised the alarm in a statement at the weekend.
“Security agents are on the trail of cybercriminals and their political collaborators who have cloned the accounts of Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governorship candidate of the APC.
“The criminals generate spurious correspondences to defame Sanwo-Olu by misinforming the public about an alleged plan to compromise the electoral process.
“This is to whip up public resentment against Sanwo-Olu whose superlative performance and massive show of support by the electorate are driving the opposition into morbid desperation.
“Unable to accept its imminent defeat and driven by the delusion of incurable optimism, the opposition has chosen to abuse the advancement in digital technology by turning to the criminalization of the digital space, hacking and cloning individuals’ accounts to misrepresent them and damage their reputation.
“We have evidence that this evil act is the latest ploy of the opposition to disrupt the harmony that Lagosians have witnessed since the electioneering period began.
“They will not succeed. We have drawn the attention of security agencies to this ugly trend, which Lagosians should note and shun in its entirety,” the APC said.