The Federal Government has been losing billions to illegal lottery operators practicing on different platforms across the country.
The Director General of the National Lottery Regulatory Commission , Mr. Lanre Gbajabiamila, who raised the alarm in Abuja on Wednesday, warned that anyone caught operating illegal lottery scheme will face the law.
According to him, with the measures being put in place by the NLRC and the NCC, it would be difficult for illegal operators to defraud unsuspecting members of the public without being apprehended. “We have signed a MoU with the National Communications Commission to knock out any illegal operator that is not registered with the NLRC.“The Federal Government is losing billions of naira to the illegal operators.
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