Credit: Associated Press
Nigeria's government is assuring people in Africa's most populous nation: a phone call can't kill you.
A text message has spread across the oil-rich country in recent days, warning that people will die if they answer mobile phone calls from 09141. The widespread fear forced the Nigerian Communications Commission to issue a statement Wednesday saying it is "unimaginable that somebody will die while receiving a call."
Commission spokesman Reuben Muoka says: "It is only very gullible people that will believe such a rumor."
Text message panics in Nigeria have included rumors of bombings and rumors that acid rain from seasonal dust storms can burn people alive. The campaigns are aided by poor education and lack of faith in the government.
A call to the number Thursday resulted in no fatalities.
just this afternoon a number tried calling on my airtel number with the number 141 on two occassions and at a reasonable interval but i did not pick it up. I went to airtel office in abeokuta and they me the number is their customer service number and could not have used it in calling as they have no explanation for that. I was asked to pick it up next time. Who wan die?just this afternoon a number tried calling on my airtel number with the number 141 on two occassions and at a reasonable interval but i did not pick it up. I went to airtel office in abeokuta and they me the number is their customer service number and could not have used it in calling as they have no explanation for that. I was asked to pick it up next time. Who wan die?
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