The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has warned Nigerians to be wary of any recruitment into the Service as fraudsters now use the name and pictures of assistant comptroller-general, Adesola Adesokan, to deceive unsuspecting public.

The NIS issued the alert on Sunday in a statement shared on its X handle. The statement was attached with screenshots of the chats impersonating Mr Adesokan.

“The attention of the Service has been drawn to disturbing information that some unscrupulous elements have been using the name and pictures of ACG Adesola Adesokan to deceive and scam unsuspecting members of the public.

“These elements, under the pretentious disguise of the respectable ACG Adesokan, have been perpetuating a recruitment scam, deceiving the public to part ways with their money with the promise of employment into the NIS,” the statement read in part.

According to the statement, the unscrupulous elements used his official information to disguise and deceive unsuspecting members of the public into parting with their money.

The NIS added that information on recruitment into the NIS would be shared on official channels, those of the ministry of interior, and in selected newspapers.

“For the avoidance of doubts that may arise, these are the facts: ACG A. Adesokan isn’t on Facebook; The Service has a clear-cut and defined process on how it recruits – which is handled by the board.

“There is no “recruitment” ongoing at the moment; If and when the Service begins recruitment, information would be shared via our official channels and that of the @MinOfInteriorNG and in selected newspapers; Only qualified candidates, having successfully satisfied all requirements, get recruited into the Service.

“The Service will NEVER ask you to pay for recruitment into its esteemed institution; Any conversations about persons claiming to have “slots” are but figments of the individual’s hyperactive imagination,” it added.