Ladipo warns social media fraudsters
President General of the Nigeria Football Supporters Club and President of Nigerian Boxing Board of Control (NBB of C), Dr. Rafiu Ladipo has strongly warned social media fraudsters to desist from using his hard-earned good name to dupe innocent Nigerians and others globally.
A visibly angry Ladipo alleged Tuesday that the fraudsters have opened facebook accounts with his name in Port-Harcourt, Lagos and Abuja, fraudulently telling some innocent people on the social media platform to pay some amount of money to him (Ladipo) to become members of the Nigerian Football Supporter’s Club. He said there is no such plan by him or the supporters club.
Ladipo said: “I am not on social media. I don’t have facebook, whatsapp, or instagram accounts, so I feel bad that some imposers are using my name to open fake accounts. I have spent over 42 years to build the supporters club and I cannot resort to extorting money through facebook account. I don’t want anybody to tarnish my reputation of several years now. Those fraudsters must stop using my name for any dubious act or be ready to face the music”.
Ladipo has warned that he would notify security personnel soon towards arresting and dealing with such unscrupulous fellows. ”My warning to Nigerians and others is to desist from patronizing such fraudulent social media people. Our National Secretariat is located at No. 12A, Ayinde Giwa Street, Surulere, Lagos and would-be members are advised to go there to be screened and confirmed by our genuine officials instead of paying money to quacks online.
The Nigerian Football Supporters Club is about patriotic support for Nigerian football and sports generally, hence we will not fold our hands if anybody or group attempts to tarnish our reputation,” he concluded as he expect the Nigeria Police and other security agencies to monitor such social media fraudsters and bring them to book soon.
