Dr. Ahmed Abubakar Audi, NSCDC CG

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Ogun command, has alerted the public to a fake recruitment scam actively circulating on social media, affirming that no recruitment exercise is currently underway.

Mr. Dyke Ogbonnaya, the command’s Spokesperson, issued a statement in Abeokuta on Tuesday, confirming the deceptive scheme.

According to Ogbonnaya, scammers are exploiting a senior officer’s photographs and goodwill to deceive and swindle unsuspecting individuals.

He clarified that any genuine recruitment exercises will be announced through official channels and established media outlets.

Ogbonnaya advised the public to exercise caution and vigilance to avoid falling victim to these scammers.

“We have been intimated of the social media scam by a syndicate group preying on unsuspecting persons, using the photographs and goodwill of a senior officer in the Corps to smartly swindle individuals, groups and others of their monies through this negative scheme,” Ogbonnaya stated.

“The Corps uses this medium to warn the general public to completely dismiss and avoid any such wrong impressions because it is a scam. The Corps, through its team of intelligence and surveillance, is doing everything in its power to uncover this syndicate and bring them to justice. Before this is unraveled, we hereby dissociate the Corps and the senior officer in that fake/scam alert from such anomalies and also warn those behind it to desist from such criminal act. On a last note, if the Corps is going to recruit, there is a channel and always a general notification on such in the various media. Until then, let us stay safe from these bunch of scammers,” he concluded.

He also assured the public that the command is undertaking efforts to uncover and bring the perpetrators to justice.

He further urged residents to remain aware and report any suspicious activities.