Orji Uzor Kalu, the senator for Abia North Senatorial District, has admitted that his cellphone was taken when he went to the International Conference Centre in Abuja to pick up his Certificate of Return.

The former governor of Abia State also issued a public alert, warning people to be wary of any unauthorized use of his cell phone and associated numbers.

The information was disclosed in a post published on his verified Facebook page on Thursday.

Kalu disclosed that his MTN and Glo lines were both on the stolen phone, which had not yet been identified.

“This is to notify the general public to beware of any illicit activity involving my cell phone and numbers. During the collection of Certificate of Return at International Conference Centre Abuja, my cell phone with MTN and Glo lines were stolen by a yet-to-be-identified person(s). My network providers have been duly informed. Please don’t hesitate to provide any useful information,” Kalu wrote.