Nigeria, Aug. 13 -- The Akwa Ibom State Government has refuted claims that a young lady in the state has locally created an "AI phone".

In a statement on Monday, the Commissioner for Science and Digital Economy, Frank Ekpenyong, said such a product does not exist in Akwa Ibom.

"We appreciate the concerned members of the public who reached out to verify the authenticity of the claims. Following careful review, we wish to state categorically that the video is misleading, and the product it depicts does not exist," the statement said.

According to a video clip posted on Facebook, the teenage girl, Uyaiabasi, is seen telling her interviewee at an event that she "invented an AI phone that has a lot of features that a regular phone does not ...