Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Shaibu Waidi. Photo: Nigeria Army
The Nigerian Army has warned members of the public against fraudulent social media accounts impersonating senior military officers on online platforms, particularly Facebook.
In a statement issued on Sunday via its official X handle, the army said fraudsters had created fake accounts impersonating the Deputy Chief of Standards and Evaluation (Army), Major General Raymond Utsaha, while using the Chief of Policy and Plans (Army), Major General Bamidele Alabi’s photograph.
According to the Army, the accounts were created with the intention of deceiving and defrauding unsuspecting members of the public through false representations and unauthorised online engagements.
“The Nigerian Army wishes to categorically state that the said Facebook accounts are fake and were created with malicious intent to defraud individuals through false representations and unauthorised online engagements,” the statement read.
