Lagos Cautions Citizens Paying ILERA EKO Health Insurance Premium

If you subscribe to the ILERA EKO Health Insurance in Lagos State, then you should pay heed to this caution.

It comes from the Lagos State Health Management Agency (LASHMA), and cautions subscribers against making ILERA EKO Health Insurance premium payments into private bank accounts.

Doing so would be taking personal risks, the Permanent Secretary of LASHMA, Dr. Emmanuella Zamba has stated.

In a warning at Alausa, Ikeja, she stated that the agency operates a zero-cash policy, and that all payments should only be made into the Lagos State Health Fund (LASHEF).

According to her, LASHEF is the official account for health insurance funds in the state

“Any attempt to demand payment into an agent’s personal account except the Lagos State Health Fund (LASHEF), which is the only dedicated bank account for the pool of funds for health insurance in the state, is fraudulent and criminal,” Dr. Zamba stated.

“Enrollees on ILERA EKO can only pay their health insurance premiums into the dedicated government account through the POS at LASHMA headquarters in Alausa, divisional offices, sub-divisional offices, or kiosks across the state,” she stated.

On allegations that the agency was not activating enrollees and could not specify a time for activation, Dr. Zamba stated:

“This information is fake, false, untrue, and did not emanate from the agency,” she said.

She said LASHMA begins the activation of enrollees on the 26th of every month after the premium payment cut-off date, which is the 25^th, and that the state government had taken measures towards ensuring transparency with the scheme.

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Residents, she said should corroborate that by including their policy number and names during payment for ILERA EKO health insurance premium for easy verification.

The Permanent Secretary urged residents to report any individual demanding ILERA EKO premium payments into personal accounts or spreading false messages.