The hackers say Western Sahara belongs to Morocco

Nov 1, 2013 09:57 GMT  ·  By

Hackers of the Moroccan Ghosts collective have breached and defaced the official website of Nigeria’s Ministry of Defense (mod.gov.ng). The attack seems to be related to a territorial dispute over Western Sahara.

The attack comes shortly after Nigerian and European lawyers have announced their intentions of filing a complaint with the European Human Rights Court against Spain, France and Morocco over the illegal occupation of Western Sahara and exploitation of its resources.

On the defaced website, the hackers wrote: “The Sahara is Moroccan.”

On their Facebook page, the Moroccan Ghosts also mention the aggressive comments made by Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika regarding the Western Sahara. Following the comments made by Bouteflika, Morocco has decided to recall its Algerian ambassador.

At the time of writing, the website of Nigeria’s Ministry of Defense is still hacked.