Oloyede does not operate any social media account —-JAMB
Editor
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says the board’s registrar, Prof. Is’haq Oloyede does not operate or own any social media platform, so he cannot send friendship request to anybody or group.
In a statement to Blueprint Friday, the JAMB’s Head of Public Affairs and Protocol, Dr Fabian Benjamin, said linking Prof Oloyede to any social medium is a figment of the imagination of some mischief makers.
The statement reads in part, “The attention of the Board has been drawn to a LinkedIn account purported to be the account of the Registrar of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board(JAMB), Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, and sending friend requests to members of the public. This is a ploy initiated with the sole aim of defrauding gullible members of the public.
“The Board wishes to state that Prof. Is-haq Oloyede does not own or operate any social media account and neither has he asked anybody to open or manage one on his behalf.”
Dr Benjamin said LinkedIn is a social networking site designed specifically for the business community. As such, it should be noted that the goal of the site is to enable registered users to connect with people they know and trust professionally. Prof. Oloyede does not belong to this class of individuals nor intend to join.
“This disclaimer became necessary in view of some unscrupulous elements, who have purportedly opened a LinkedIn account on his behalf to hoodwink unsuspecting members of the public with their bogus claims of the erudite professor helping to network business enterprises, managing careers, providing jobs, running a research firm or connecting people with business contacts of firms or industry through the account.
“The Board urges the general public to be wary of these criminal elements so as not to fall victims to the scammers.”