Hackers, in the wee hours of Saturday took over the control of the Instagram account of Nollywood actor and lawyer, Kanayo O Kanayo.
The hackers go by the names @hacker_askadr37 and @1.shoot respectively on the social media platform.
Information gathered by Featured24 shows that while the former takes total control of the actor’s Instagram page, he made a live video with the latter who is believed to be his accomplice.
The real identity of both hackers remain unknown as at the time of filing this report as the duo covered their faces with a mask which leaves only their eyes and mouth.
Information gathered from @hacker_askadr37’s page shows that he is based in Nevada, a state in the Western region of the United States. Although, judging by their skin and hair, they are from an Asian country.
Photos posted on Askadr’s page didn’t show his face. It only show lavish lifestyle, apparently from money made from hacking and selling people’s Instagram accounts.
Some fans of the actor who watched the live video jokingly told the hackers that Mr Kanayo is going to use them for rituals.
The reason why the hackers chose the actor as their victim is unknown likewise what their request may look like in other for them to release the account back to him.
The actor is notorious in many of his Nollywood movies for using people for money rituals.
The actor had on on Monday, March 1st 2021, celebrated his 59th birthday.
He also shared a video of himself showing off his piano skills.
Meanwhile, the hackers have threatened to hack several accounts belonging to celebrities while asking users to share the live broadcast from the now-hacked Kanayo’s account to motivate them.
One of the accounts they threatened to hack is of popular crossdresser, Bobrisky. They said Bobrisky account will be hacked if they are able to get 1,500 live viewers. The viewers jump from 800 to over 1000 within 2 minutes.