Fashola dismisses fake Facebook accounts opened in his name

The Minister of Power, Works and Housing and former Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babatunde Fashola, has disclaimed several Facebook accounts purportedly set up in his name along with picture, urging members of the public to be wary of the antics of scammers.

Reiterating that his Facebook account remains facebook.com/babatundefashola and not any of the fake accounts shown in the table below, Fashola said it was unfortunate that despite repeated warnings and disclaimers, certain unscrupulous elements still engage in the act of defrauding unsuspecting members of the public through different social media platforms falsely linked to him.

The foolowing are the fake Facebook accounts opened in the minister’s name:

1. GovFasholaRaji San

https://web.facebook.com/govfashola.rajisan.7?ref=br_rs

2. BabatundeFashola

https://web.facebook.com/babatunde.fashola.79?ref=br_rs

3. GovBabatundeRajiFashola

https://web.facebook.com/govbabatunde.rajifashola?ref=br_rs

4. BabatundeRajiFashola

https://web.facebook.com/babatunde.fashola.1004?ref=br_rs

5. BabatundeRajiFashola

https://web.facebook.com/babatunderaji.fashola.3?ref=br_rs

6. BabatundeRajiFashola

https://web.facebook.com/babatunde.rajifashola.54?ref=br_rs

7. Babatunde F. Raji

https://web.facebook.com/babatundefasholaraj?ref=br_rs

8. Babatunde F. Raji

https://web.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100007817386939&ref=br_rs

9. Gov Bola Gazal (Using the official picture of Mr.BabatundeFashola, SAN)

https://web.facebook.com/fashola.bolajigazal?ref=br_rs

10. Fashola Lee Kan Si (Using the official picture of Mr.Babatunde Fashola, SAN)

https://web.facebook.com/fashola.leekansi?ref=br_rs

According to a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Communications, Mr Hakeem Bello, the call became necessary for the umpteenth time, in view of the activities of scammers, who have been issuing out series of Facebook comments and information in his name, with the intention of duping unsuspecting members of the public.

The statement said the conmen have, through Facebook, been urging unsuspecting people to apply for some government facilities or utilities meant to benefit the public, but to which some agencies of government have been given the responsibility to manage. One of such fraudulent accounts also put out a message purportedly from Mr. Fashola urging people to donate to a fake orphanage.

Noting that Facebook has been formally notified of the fake account for appropriate action, the statement advised members of the public to always clarify with the relevant agencies of government at all levels before engaging in any dealings with people purportedly working for them and also advised people to report to the law enforcement agencies so that those involved in the nefarious acts can be brought to justice.