The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board, has confirmed that the organization’s Registrar, Prof. Is-haq Oloyede, does not own or manage any social media accounts, nor has he requested that anybody else create or handle any on his behalf.
Recent events have seen the public receiving connection requests from a LinkedIn account claiming to be the Registrar of the JAMB.
The Head of Public Affairs and Protocols at JAMB, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, responded in a statement released on Friday in Abuja by saying that Prof. Oloyede does not have a LinkedIn profile and that the scheme was created with the express purpose of scamming the public’s unsuspecting members.
He said: “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.”
“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 intends 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 warned the general populace to be cautious of criminal elements.
