The Enugu state governor, Ifeanyi Ugwanyi, on Wednesday, raised an alarm over the hacking of his mobile phone by unknown persons.
In a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Uwakwe Abugu, the governor urged the public to disregard any message from the phone to avoid being scammed.
The statement reads that: “This afternoon, (March 2, 2016), the Airtel cell phone number of His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Governor of Enugu State, was hacked into by unknown persons for suspected fraudulent activities.”
“This announcement is to, hereby, draw the attention of members of the public, especially those who have been reached or contacted by the suspected fraudsters and to urge them to totally disregard any communication extended to them through that cell phone number purporting to have emanated from His Excellency, the governor.”
“Relevant security agencies have been appropriately contacted to investigate the unfortunate incident and, accordingly, track down the perpetrators of the scam.”
This is not the first time the phone of a sitting governor has been hacked.
In 2014, the mobile phone of former Delta state governor, Emmanuel Uduaghan, was allegedly hacked by a student of Delta State University.
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