JAMB warns against frausders, says Oloyede doesn't operate social media

By Ngozi Nwankwo

Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has disowned the report of  a LinkedIn account  purported to be the account of the Registrar of JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, and sending friend requests to members of the public.

 The Board said it was a ploy initiated with the sole aim of defrauding gullible members of the public. 

JAMB spoke through its

Head, Public Affairs and Protocol. Dr. Fabian Benjamin in Abuja, on Friday.

The examination body stated  that Prof. Is-haq Oloyede does not own or operate any social media account and neither has he asked  anybody to open or manage one on his behalf. 

According to the Board,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.

"This disclaimer became necessary in view of some unscrupulous elements, who have purportedly opened a LinkedIn account on his 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 urges the general public to be wary of these criminal elements so as not to fall victims to the scammers," it stated.