By Tobias Lengnan Dapam
The FCT Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Olusola Odumosu, has raised an alarm over fraudulent Facebook account in his name.
A statement by ASCI Okomanyi Comfort, CDPRO, FCT Command
said the unauthorised and fraudulent Facebook account which was opened by impostors immediately the Commandant took over as the FCT Commandant on August 15, 2023, has since been used to defraud unsuspecting individuals, friends, families, colleagues and associates of the Commandant.
It said, at the time of filing this report, the fraudster had added over two thousand, five hundred (2500) persons as friends to the fake fakebook account.
Reliable information gathered revealed that the impostor disguises as the FCT Commandant by randomly picking his pictures online, posting and updating the Facebook page to make people believe that the account is being operated by him.
The conman was reported to have been engaging unsuspecting victims, especially personnel of the NSCDC in conversation and chats via Facebook messenger, promising to assist them with foreign training to Canada where they will be paid in dollars, as well as other juicy offers if they pay a certain amount of money as incentive to the Commandant.
“The victims were further referred to contact one unknown and non existence Deputy Commandant of Corps, DCC Benson Odoh, for proper documentation and processing of the overseas training after the payment of N6000 as recharge card money.
“The Public are hereby seriously warned not to fall victim to this criminals, masquerading as the FCT Commandant on social media with the intention of defrauding them.
“The public should please note that the Facebook account is Fake and not opened by the FCT Commandant. Therefore, anyone being added are advised to henceforth, report the page to Facebook as a fraudulent account and thereafter unfriend him by existing the page.
“In addition, nobody should give any amount of money or any form of inducement for whatever favour or assistance the fraudster may be claiming to offer.
“We therefore wish to appeal to well meaning Nigerians or anyone with useful information about the identity of the individual behind the fraudulent Facebook account to approach the FCT Command or send message anonymously in order to unmask the impostor. “
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