The Akwa Ibom State government has warned the public against circulating site claiming to belong to the State Government distributing Christmas Package.
In a statement signed by the Chief Press secretary to the State Governor, Mr Ekerete Udoh, the state government has distanced themselves from such practices and warns members of the public to resist from the scammers.
“Our attention has been drawn to a fake link with URL: http://ikbitz.com/AKWA-25k, where members of the public were asked to answer some questions, and at the end, they will receive 25 thousand Naira Christmas package purportedly as a Christmas grant from His Excellency, Governor Umo Eno, PhD, of Akwa Ibom State.
“We wish to state emphatically that this is the handiwork of scammers, and the link is, therefore, FALSE and made with expressed intent to hoodwink unsuspecting members of the public.
“We wish to state categorically that the grant Governor Eno gave was the first tranche of the Arise Business Support Grant of 50 thousand Naira each, to 15 thousand youths currently unemployed, for October, November, and December 2024. This was in fulfillment of the promise he made during the Youth Appreciation Rally that took place last September.
“The event, which took place on Thursday, December 19, 2024, was widely covered by the media.
There is, therefore, no such grant as the alleged “Governor Umo Eno 25 thousand Naira Christmas Cash Grant.”
“Members of the public are hereby advised to ignore this scam as the government has no role in it.
“The security agencies, meanwhile, are on the trail of the perpetrators of this scam.” The release said.
