The management of University of Abuja (UniAbuja), has alerted the public about a fraudulent Facebook Account purported to belong to the Acting Vice Chancellor, Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi.
While disclaiming the Facebook Account, it described it as act of impersonation.
According to the statement, “We wish to inform members of the University community and the general public to beware of the account: https://web.facebook.com/aisha.maikudi.2024, which has been set up to deceive and defraud unsuspecting members of the public.
“We caution that whoever engages in any business or transaction with the fraudulent account owner does so at their own risk.
“For the avoidance of doubt, the official and authentic Facebook account of the acting vice- chancellor is https://web.facebook.com/aisha.maikudi with only 291 Friends so far.”
The full text of the statement posted on the verified Facebook account of the university reads:
👀DISCLAIMER: IMPERSONATION OF THE ACTING VICE-CHANCELLOR, PROFESSOR AISHA SANI MAIKUDI
Our attention has been drawn to the existence of a fraudulent Facebook profile account purporting to be that of the acting vice-chancellor of the University, Professor Aisha Sani Maikudi.
We wish to inform members of the University community and the general public to beware of the account: https://web.facebook.com/aisha.maikudi.2024, which has been set up to deceive and defraud unsuspecting members of the public.
We caution that whoever engages in any business or transaction with the fraudulent account owner does so at their own risk.
For the avoidance of doubt, the official and authentic Facebook account of the acting vice- chancellor is https://web.facebook.com/aisha.maikudi with only 291 Friends so far.
Please report any suspicious activity to the undersigned at the Directorate of Information and University Relations via info@uniabuja.edu.ng
Thank you.