Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu, on Sunday, urged Nigerians to disregard the trending fake news tagged: ‘Federal Government’s ₦50,000 Child Support Fund for all Nigerian Parents is ongoing.’
The Minister issued the notice via a statement signed by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Honourable Minister, Rasheed Olanrewaju Zubair.
According to the statement credited to the Minister, the security agencies have commenced investigation with a view to unmasking the scammers behind the fake news.
It reads: “The attention of the Honourable Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr. Betta Edu has been drawn to a circulating bogus child support scheme with the title “Federal Government’s ₦50,000 Child Support Fund for all Nigerian Parents is ongoing’.
“The said scheme and the accompanying link are fake as they did not emanate from the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation.
“All social intervention schemes of the Ministry are well documented, in the public domain, and are brought to the notice of Nigerians through proper, channels.
“The so-called ‘Child Support Scheme’ is fake and is not and Can never be any of the Ministry’s schemes.
“The general public is hereby alerted that undesirable elements whose sole agenda is to mislead and defraud unsuspecting Nigerians are behind the fake scheme advertisement and the link.
“While security agents have swung into action to unmask the unpatriotic elements behind the intended scam, Nigerians are advised to ignore the link to avoid being defrauded of their hard-earned money.”
