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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has suspended its 2026 presidential election after a coordinated cyberattack crippled its electronic voting platform hours before polling was scheduled to commence on Saturday.

Voting was due to begin at 12:00 a.m. on July 18, but the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) announced that the process could not start after external actors launched what it described as a deliberate attempt to compromise the election.

In a statement issued early Saturday, the committee said the e-voting platform came under a “deliberate, coordinated and sustained cyberattack” designed to disrupt and undermine the association’s national election.

The ECNBA said cybersecurity experts immediately activated emergency response protocols alongside the Election Voting Service Provider (EVSP) to contain the attack, neutralise the threat and safeguard the integrity of the voting system.

According to the committee, extensive security checks are ongoing and voting will only begin after the platform has been fully restored and certified secure.

“The system is expected to be fully restored and voting will commence immediately upon restoration,” the committee stated.

The ECNBA stressed that no voting had commenced before the cyberattack occurred and that no ballots were cast or recorded on the platform.

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It urged NBA members nationwide to remain calm and await further official communication, warning lawyers against attempting to access unofficial websites or responding to suspicious messages that could form part of the cyber campaign targeting the election.

The committee also assured members that the election process remained under its supervision, noting that all presidential candidates, their agents and accredited observers were present at the designated monitoring centre where the situation was being monitored in real time.

The election is being contested by three Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) Aare Olumuyiwa Akinboro, Lateef Omoyemi Akangbe and Oyinkansola Badejo-Okunsanya following the zoning of the NBA presidency to the association’s Western Zone.

The latest disruption adds to months of controversy that have trailed the election.

The process has been marked by litigation, disputes over zoning arrangements, allegations of bias against the NBA leadership and claims of external interference.

Earlier this year, an Oyo State High Court restrained the association from conducting the election after four lawyers challenged the legitimacy of the electoral process and the composition of the ECNBA.

The controversy later shifted to the Court of Appeal in Ibadan, which set aside the lower court’s order and ruled that the High Court lacked jurisdiction, clearing the way for the election to proceed.

The NBA also dismissed reports that the Attorney-General of the Federation had directed a postponement of the election, insisting that only the association’s National Executive Council has the constitutional authority to alter the election timetable.

As of Saturday, the ECNBA had not announced a new date for the commencement of voting, saying members would be informed once the platform is fully secured.

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