Ilebaye Odiniya, the Big Brother Naija All Stars winner, has explained that her social media post directing fans on how to give to her through the proper channels was not intended to solicit donations, but rather to protect supporters from scammers.
Ilebaye came under fire after she posted a video guiding fans on how to donate to her just 24 hours after winning the N120 million grand prize on BBNaija All Stars.
A post made via her X handle on Monday morning read:
“We’ve received information about fans planning to send gifts or contributions. Please refrain from sending money to any account that isn’t officially posted on Ilebaye’s verified accounts. For gifts, please send an email. The only accessible account is the Baye Tribe account (9608176782 – Providus). We won’t be responsible for any misappropriation of funds. Thank you.”
Many people reacted negatively to the tweet, accusing the reality star of “soliciting for more funds so soon after winning N120 million.”
In response, Ilebaye’s administration stated that the message was not intended to solicit cash, and that they just highlighted the account to which they have access.
Quoting the initial tweet, the handler wrote; “This tweet was solely to avoid people who want to give gifts falling into the hands of scammers.
“We didn’t solicit for funds, we only highlighted the account we have access to.
”Too many fake account numbers are circulating and we will not be held accountable for any misappropriation.”
