Thread by @FMICNigeria

#COVID19

#FAKENEWS ALERT!!!

1. AN AUDIO RECORDING THAT IS BEING CIRCULATED ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA, ESPECIALLY ON WHATSAPP, HAS MADE SOME BOGUS CLAIMS, INCLUDING THAT NIGERIA IS SEEKING TO BUY USED PROTECTIVE GEAR FROM CHINA, WAITING FOR MONEY FROM THE WHO BEFORE DOING ANYTHING,

...THAT NIGERIA HAS NO FUNDS TO TACKLE THE DISEASE BECAUSE THE FOREIGN RESERVES HAVE BEEN EXHAUSTED AND FUNDS STOLEN, THAT NIGERIA IS UNDERSTATING THE FIGURES OF THOSE
INFECTED, ETC.

THIS IS A MOST IRRESPONSIBLE, INACCURATE AND DEFINITELY ORCHESTRATED JOB BY A CHARLATAN AND SHOULD BE DISREGARDED BY ALL NIGERIANS. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THIS HATCHET JOB IS AIMED AT DISTRACTING THE HARD-WORKING HEALTH OFFICIALS AND MISINFORMING NIGERIANS IN ORDER TO CREATE PANIC.

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE DISTRACTED IN ITS EFFORTS TO FIGHT THIS DISEASE AND KEEP NIGERIANS SAFE. THEREFORE, WE URGES ALL NIGERIANS TO DISREGARD THE SENSELESS AUDIO.

FOR THOSE SEEKING GENUINE, UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON THE DISEASE, THE @NCDCgov IS UPDATING NIGERIANS REAL-TIME ON ITS WEBSITE AND ALL SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS.

ANOTHER MESSAGE BEING CIRCULATED ON THE SOCIAL MEDIA CLAIMS THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAS AGREED TO PAY 8,500 NAIRA TO EACH CITIZENS TO STAY AT HOME FOR ONE MONTH STARTING FROM MARCH 30TH 2020.

IT SAYS NIGERIANS SHOULD ENTER THEIR VOTERS CARD NUMBER OR NATIONAL IDENTITY CARD NUMBER AND OTHER DETAILS ON A CERTAIN WEBSITE LINK IN ORDER TO ACCESS THE MONEY

THIS IS FAKE AND IT IS THE WORK OF SCAMMERS WHO ARE TRYING TO CASH IN ON A GLOBAL TRAGEDY. NIGERIANS SHOULD PLEASE NOT FALL FOR THESE SCAMS.