BY ROTIMI DUROJAIYE
The Central Bank of Nigeria, has warned Nigerians to beware of the illegal activities of some individuals and a fraudulent twitter handle, @enaira_ cbdc, purportedly belonging to the apex bank.
Its Director, Corporate Communication, Osita Nwanisobi, said in a statement on Wednesday, that following the formal launch of the eNaira on Monday, October 25, 2021, the attention of the CBN has been drawn to the criminal and illegal activities of some individuals and a fraudulent twitter handle, @enaira_cbdc purported to belong to the bank.
Nwanisobi noted that the impostor handle and fraudulent persons have been posting messages related to the eNaira with the intent of wooing unsuspecting Nigerians with claims that the CBN, among other falsities, is disbursing the sum of N50 Billion eNaira currency.
According to him, “These impostors are bent on defrauding innocent and unsuspecting members of the public through the links attached to their messages for application to obtain eNaira wallets and become beneficiaries of the said N50 billion eNaira currency.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the Central of Nigeria (CBN) is not the owner of that twitterhandle (@enaira_cbdc) and indeed suspended its presence on Twitter following the Federal Government’s Ban. In effect, the Bank is not disbursing eNaira currency to citizens. To this end, members of the public are hereby warned to be wary of fraudsters who have resolved to take advantage of unsuspecting Nigerians,” he said.
The CBN spokesman warned members of the public to always endeavour to seek clarifications on information about the eNaira either by visiting the eNaira website: www.enaira.gov.ng or calling the eNaira contact centre on 080069362472 or visiting any CBN Branch nearest to them.
“For clarity, the current official social media handles of theeNaira are www.facebook.com/myenaira;www.instagram.com/myenaira and www.youtube.com/myenaira,” he noted.
Nwanisobi said any suspicious activity by members of the public should be reported to the CBN using thehelppdesk@enaira.gov.ng or to relevant law enforcement agencies.
