Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Cornelius Aderanti has come out to deny ownership of accounts in his name put up on Facebook and other social media platforms used to defraud unsuspecting citizens, warning Lagosians to beware of such people.
It was gathered that Aderanti stated that the fraudsters operate by communicating to people online, pledging to solve their problems including retrieving their seized goods from the Nigerian Customs Service.
Speaking via a statement signed by Kenneth Nwosu, the Lagos State police spokesman and dated Wednesday, October 29, 2014, Aderanti said he never employed anyone to act on his behalf warning members of the public to check properly before falling victim to fraudsters.
The statement read in part, “The attention of the CP has been drawn to the activities of some unscrupulous persons who are in the habit of using his name and office to defraud innocent and gullible members of the public.
“These criminals function as a syndicate and use Facebook and other social networks claiming to be the CP and promising to help gullible persons to solve their problems. These problems could range from clearing of seized goods from the customs to virtually any other area where their would-be victim claim to have issues.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the CP has not appointed any agent, privy or proxy to act on his behalf in this regard. As a professional police officer of international repute, he does not indulge in any act that may bring the Force to disrepute. Members of the public who have genuine issues that require police action are advised to channel same to the police command headquarters.”
