Friday, 23. July 2004

Panic spreads in Nigeria over cellphone numbers rumoured to cause death


Oluchi Azubogu took no chances after receiving an ominous text message stirring fear in Nigeria.

The message warned that she would die if she took calls from two listed phone numbers. "I switched off my mobile phone and took no calls at all," the 22-year-old university student said. Quickly she alerted her parents and six friends.

canada.com

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