…used by alleged fraudsters to solicit funds
By Ime Silas
The WhatsApp number of His Excellency, Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has been cloned by yet-to-be identified ‘criminal elements’. This was revealed via a press release disclaiming the fraudulent posts on some social media platforms.
The disclaimer signed by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mr. Ekerete Udoh therefore warned the general public to be wary of any messages soliciting funds supposedly from the Governor.
The release reads “Our attention has been drawn to carefully orchestrated fraudulent posts on some social media platforms, where some criminal elements have cloned the WhatsApp number of His Excellency, the Governor of Akwa Ibom State, with an intent to defraud unsuspecting members of the public
We hereby warn that any message appearing to solicit funds by these imposters should be totally discountenanced by the general public as they do not emanate from the Governor.
The law enforcement agents have been duly alerted and are on the trail of the perpetrators of this ignoble act”.