The Nigeria Customs Service called on the public to disregard all online recruitment and auction offers falsely linked to the service as they are a scam.
National Public Relations Officer of the NCS, Abdullahi Maiwada, stated this while addressing journalists in Abuja.
Maiwada expressed concern over the growing trend of criminals impersonating senior customs officials on social media to deceive unsuspecting citizens.
“We have observed a disturbing rise in fake accounts bearing the names and images of the Comptroller-General of Customs, the National PRO, and even retired senior officers, all falsely claiming to offer jobs and auction opportunities,” Maiwada said.
The NCS PRO emphasised that the service does not conduct recruitment or auctions via social media, describing such actions as “criminal acts aimed at tarnishing the service’s reputation and defrauding innocent Nigerians.”
As part of ongoing efforts to combat such schemes, Maiwada announced that the NCS recently arrested one, Mr. Okoli Okana Boniface, for allegedly manipulating the recruitment process while falsely claiming to be an aide to the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu.
He described the arrest as evidence of the service’s commitment to upholding the credibility of its operations reaffirming the NCS’s zero-tolerance policy on fraud.
Maiwada urged Nigerians to verify all information related to recruitment and auctions through the service’s official communication channels.