Governor Adeleke phone number hacked.
Osogbo, Osun State —The Osun State Government has issued a stern warning to the public following the hacking of one of Governor Ademola Adeleke‘s phone numbers.
The security breach was confirmed in a release with the spokesperson for Governor Adeleke, Mallam Olawale Rasheed, stating that the compromised number is +234 803 365 7555. He urged citizens to ignore all messages from the number and also not to respond to any request from such a number.
Governor Adeleke phone number hacked.
He, therefore, advised members of the public to ignore such calls or messages from +234 803 365 7555, as the situation was already being handled.
The security agencies are investigating the matter and are working on securing the governor’s lines. Rasheed called for maximum vigilance among the public and encouraged the people to report any of such activities involving the hijacked number to security agencies.
Rasheed assured that further updates on the situation would be provided as developments unfold.
Tightening measures by security not to allow any crisis situation to escalate, in a related incident, some months ago, scammers targeted a telephone line reportedly associated with the governor of Cross River State, Bassey Otu, to scam money from unsuspecting members of the public, according to The Punch.
This type of scam, whereby people received unsolicited calls that encourage them to make very expensive callbacks, was previously warned of by the Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC. The same is true for MTN Nigeria, a telecommunications provider, which has issued basic guidelines for subscribers to ensure they do not become victims.
On a similar note, Governor Adeleke recently suspended his Senior Special Assistant on Civil Societies, Emmanuel Adebisi, pending an investigation headed by the Chief of Staff, Kazeem Akinleye.
