The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, NUPRC, has warned members of the public against the activities of fraudsters, saying the Chief Executive of NUPRC, Engr. Gbenga Komolafe, has no social media handle on X, Facebook, Instagram or TikTok.
Fresh Angle International can report that the Commission, gave the warning Sunday October 19, in a statement released on its verified X handle.
The NUPRC in the statement e - signed by its Head, Media and Strategic Communication, Eniola Akinkuotu, said fraudulent social media accounts created by fraudsters, bear the name and photo of Engineer Gbenga Komolafe.
The statement, reads: "The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has warned members of the public against falling victim to fraudulent social media accounts purportedly bearing the name and photo of Engineer Gbenga Komolafe, the Commission Chief Executive.
"The Commission therefore advised members of the public to be wary of such accounts and avoid having any interactions with such pages.
“For the sake of clarity, the Commission Chief Executive has no social media accounts. Members of the public are therefore advised against interacting with such pages in order to avoid being defrauded."
The NUPRC advised members of the public to rely on its official social media handles on and its website, nuprc.gov.ng for authentic information on statistics and activities of the upstream regulator.
“The public is enjoined to be wary of the antics of impersonators while efforts are being made to bring fraudsters to book,” the Commission stated.
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