Fraudsters have hacked the mobile phone number of Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu state.
While alerting the general public on the sad development, the state Commissioner for Information, Hon Chidi Aroh, said in a statement on Thursday night, that the hackers have been calling members of the public with the line.
Chidi Aroh wrote: “it has come to the knowledge of Enugu State Government that the MTN cell phone line of His Excellency, the Governor of Enugu State was hacked by unknown fraudsters today, and has been used to call members of the public including government officials.
“Enugu State government, hereby, informs the members of the public of this unfortunate incident and urges them to disregard any call or message emanating from the said phone line.”
While regretting the embarrassment the fraudsters may have caused members of the public, the commissioner said that security agencies and service providers had been informed and were working towards arresting the culprits.
