Hacktivist, Anonymous Hacks Nigerian Police Database, Release SARS Officers’ Records

A popular hacktivist group, Anonymous said it has hacked “multiple” Nigerian Government websites as protests against police brutality in the West African nation.

KanyiDaily had reported that there is an ongoing #EndSARS protest across the country against the SARS tactical unit of the Nigerian Police Force over its brutality, illegal arrest, extortion, extra-judicial killings, among others.

Anonymous had created a dedicated Twitter handle for its Nigerian operations on October 5, 2020, warning President Muhammadu Buhari to heed the demands of the protesters as the world is watching.

The hacktivist’s handle which is temporarily restricted by Twitter ended its message five days ago by telling the Nigerian government to “expect us”.

On Wednesday night, October 15, Anonymous revealed that it has successfully hacked multiple government websites in retribution for the violence of the police against protesters.

“Anonymous hacks multiple government websites in solidarity with #EndSARS protestors and retribution for violence by police,” the group tweeted.

Although, hacktivist group did not say which websites were hacked, the Nigerian police’s website was down as at 12:21 am on Thursday.

Anonymous also released many informations including names, addresses, emails and bank accounts of SARS police officers across the country.

KanyiDaily recalls that few months ago, Anonymous had also threatens to expose Minneapolis Police Department’s ‘many crimes to the world’ following the killing of George Floyd.