MMSD Asks Public To Disregard WhatsApp No Associated With Minister

Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Oladele Alake has called on the public to disregard any correspondence or communication through a said contact number on WhatsApp.

This is contained in a statement signed by the Special Assistant on Media, Segun Tomori in Abuja.

The statement says the fraudster operating with the contact number +234 707 743 7582, bearing the image of Dr. Alake, is not associated with the minister, his aides, or anyone in the minister’s office.

“The attention of the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr. Dele Alake has been drawn to a phone number being used by a scammer, purported to be the minister on the popular social media platform, WhatsApp” Tomori states.

“This is the handiwork of an impostor, therefore the Minister urges the public to disregard any correspondence or communication supposedly from him through the said contact number” he adds.

According to the statement this serves as a disclaimer while the Minister works with security agencies to identify the culprit to face the weight of the law.

By Georgina Humphrey