By Kwin Israel, The Sight News
The Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has stated that its Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, does not own or operate any social media account, nor has he asked anybody to open or manage one on his behalf.
This is coming on the heels of the Board’s attention being drawn to a LinkedIn account purported to be the account of the Registrar, which has been sending friend requests to members of the public.
In a statement signed on Friday by JAMB’s Head, Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, the Board noted that the act was a ploy initiated with the sole aim of defrauding gullible members of the public.
“LinkedIn is a social networking site designed specifically for the business community. As such, it should be noted that the goal of the site is to enable registered users to connect with people they know and trust professionally. Prof. Oloyede does not belong to this class of individuals nor intend to join”, he said.
He added that the disclaimer became necessary in view of some unscrupulous elements, who have purportedly opened a LinkedIn account on Prof. Oloyede’s behalf to hoodwink unsuspecting members of the public with their bogus claims of the erudite professor helping to network business enterprises, managing careers, providing jobs, running a research firm or connecting people with business contacts of firms or industry through the account.
The Board urged the general public to be wary of these criminal elements so as not to fall victim to the scammers.
