8.3 C
New York
Thursday, March 28, 2024

NDDC Boss Warns Of Facebook Fraudsters Selling Fake ‘Empowerment Programme’

Must read

Ibim Semenitari, the acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, has issued a public warning on the existence of a fake Facebook page using her name and defrauding unsuspecting Nigerians.

A statement issued by Bekee Anyalewechi, a spokesperson to the NDDC boss and e-mailed to The Trent on Monday, September 12, 2016 says that the fraudsters are demanding huge amounts of cash from the public as part of a non-existent empowerment programme purportedly being run by the commission.

Mrs. Semenitari debunked disassociated herself from the fraud, saying that at no time did she authorise anybody to embark on any solicitation for prospective beneficiaries of the imaginary programme.

“At no time did I, either in my personal capacity or in official role as the acting managing and chief executive officer of the Niger Delta Development Commission, commission, authorise or delegate any individual or member of management of the Commission, or other personnel, to solicit for, recommend or collect money from the public in the name of empowerment. I find this latest project to smear my noble reputation disgusting and shows how deep some persons have degenerated,” she said.

Semenitari expressed regret that dubious persons have devised the means of name-dropping to feed fat on the heat on the labour market.

She said that that the NDDC does not give cash to individuals.

“So, the fraudsters’ claims that NDDC was doling out cash to individuals in the minimum of N5 million in the name of empowerment, is false and deliberate mischief and should be ignored.

“The public should ignore any message that solicits for cash and refers them to one ‘Engineer Charles George” on 09050243095” purported to have been delegated by me,” the statement said.

“I have only one Facebook account – https://web.facebook.com/ibim.semenitari – and so any other purported to be in my name is fake and has nothing to do with me,” Mrs. Semenitari said.

Semenitari called on security agencies to track down the fraudsters behind the latest Facebook claim as to save Nigerians falling prey.

More articles

- Advertisement -The Fast Track to Earning Income as a Publisher
- Advertisement -The Fast Track to Earning Income as a Publisher
- Advertisement -Top 20 Blogs Lifestyle

Latest article