CBN cries out over fake Emefiele twitter handles

The Central Bank of Nigeria ( CBN ) has raised alarm over the
existence of several twitter handles purportedly owned by the
Governor of the Bank, Mr Godwin Emefiele.

CBN Acting Director, Corporate Communication, Mr Isaac Okorafor
in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, urged Nigerians to ignore
messages from such twitter handles.

“We wish to inform members of the public, particularly members
of the social media community that Emefiele presently has no
twitter handle.

“We wish to state categorically, that the twitter handles
bearing his name and photographs are fake and targeted at
misleading unsuspecting members of the public.’’

Accordingly, we wish to advise all members of the social media
community and the general public to be wary of the fake accounts
and discountenance whatever message conveyed therein.

NAN

The Central Bank of Nigeria ( CBN ) has raised alarm over the
existence of several twitter handles purportedly owned by the
Governor of the Bank, Mr Godwin Emefiele.

CBN Acting Director, Corporate Communication, Mr Isaac Okorafor
in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, urged Nigerians to ignore
messages from such twitter handles.

“We wish to inform members of the public, particularly members
of the social media community that Emefiele presently has no
twitter handle.

“We wish to state categorically, that the twitter handles
bearing his name and photographs are fake and targeted at
misleading unsuspecting members of the public.’’

Accordingly, we wish to advise all members of the social media
community and the general public to be wary of the fake accounts
and discountenance whatever message conveyed therein.

NAN