The Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Olusola Odumosu, has firmly disassociated himself from a Facebook account created in his name.
Mr. Odumosu shared with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday that this counterfeit account, @olusola odumosu, has amassed approximately 2,569 followers.
He emphasized that this fraudulent account bears no resemblance to his genuine profile, which carries a distinct username.
He condemned this act of impersonation by the fraudsters whose sole aim was to defraud.
Odumosu explained that the impostor randomly selected his pictures online, posted and updated his social media page to make citizens believe that the account was being operated by him.
He said the fraudster(s) had been engaging unsuspecting victims, especially personnel of the NSCDC, promising to assist them with foreign training to Canada.
“This scammer is also offering other juicy offers with a caveat that they pay certain amount of money as incentive to the supposed commandant,” he said.
Odumosu further said that reports from individuals, who were contacted by the scammer, indicated that they were referred to contact one unknown and non-existing deputy commandant of corps, Benson Odoh.
He added that they were informed to contact the alleged DCC Odoh for proper documentation and processing of their overseas training after the payment of N6,000.
“The public should please note that the Facebook account is fake and not opened by the FCT commandant. Therefore, anyone added is advised to unfriend and report the page to Facebook as a fraudulent account,” Odumosu said.
