The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has issued a robust warning to the general public relating to the growing unfold of fraudulent recruitment commercials falsely claiming to characterize the service.
In a press release launched on Wednesday by DCI Kenneth T. Udo, the Service Public Relations Officer, and shared with Newsmen the NIS disclosed that scammers are utilizing unsolicited messages, social media platforms, and unverified web sites to trick unsuspecting people.
The discharge highlighted that these fraudsters are exploiting individuals’s wishes to achieve employment by selling faux job vacancies and urging them to use by way of unofficial channels.
These schemes aren’t solely deceptive however usually lead to victims dropping cash or offering private info to fraudsters.
The assertion, which was signed by the NIS Comptroller Normal, KN Nandap, expressed deep concern over the alarming rise of such unlawful actions.
It reaffirmed that the Nigerian Immigration Service conducts all its recruitment processes in a good, clear, and merit-based method.
Vacancies are solely introduced by way of official NIS channels, together with the service’s official web site, government-approved platforms, and acknowledged nationwide newspapers.
The NIS emphasised that it doesn’t interact in any type of recruitment by way of unsolicited messages or unofficial social media accounts.
The service is working carefully with related authorities to trace down these chargeable for the fraudulent recruitment actions.
The people behind these schemes will face authorized penalties as soon as apprehended.
As well as, the NIS urged the general public to stay vigilant and cautious when approached with job provides purportedly from the immigration service.
The Comptroller Normal suggested residents to be cautious of any unsolicited messages and urged anybody approached by people falsely claiming to characterize the NIS for recruitment functions to report the incidents instantly. Experiences could be made by way of the official NIS channels supplied on their web site or by contacting the closest immigration workplace.
The assertion concluded with a robust reminder that the NIS is devoted to sustaining the very best requirements of integrity and professionalism in all its operations.
The service will proceed to guard residents from fraudulent schemes and uphold its dedication to a clear recruitment course of.
