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Akinwande Soji-Ojo
The Oyo State Government has vowed to prosecute those it described as undesirable elements, who perpetrated recruitment scams with the sole intent of defrauding innocent members of the public.
The state government was reacting to a purported list circulating on social media claiming the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, (Oyo SUBEB) has started its recruitment process.
The Executive Chairman of Oyo SUBEB, Dr. Nureni Adeniran, in a statement on Tuesday advised the public to be vigilant and not to deal with scammers who pose as recruitment agents for the board.
Adeniran said the management has also begun moves to identify those perpetrating the fraudulent activities, promising that they will be handed over to appropriate quarters when caught.
He also cautioned job-seekers, saying, “please shun any purported list circulating on social media claiming we are recruiting.”
Adeniran added that the board would go through due and transparent process in its recruitment exercise.
“On repeated occasions, we have cautioned the general public to be vigilant, circumspect and not to deal with scammers who pose as recruitment agents or staff members of Oyo SUBEB. They collect huge sums of money from unsuspecting victims with the promise to provide them employment at Oyo SUBEB.
“Today, we saw a list of names published by some fraudulent people, claiming those are the people invited for the Oyo SUBEB job interview. On the list, their interview was scheduled for Tuesday, April 18, and Wednesday, April 19, 2023 at an unknown venue. We are on it and anyone caught disseminating this kind of information, will be dealt with, according to the law,” Adeniran said.
The chairman emphatically stated that Oyo SUBEB is not conducting any recruitment at the moment, stressing that the board does not conduct recruitment exercises through back door channels.
“When Oyo SUBEB plans to expand its workforce and seek to recruit competent hands to carry out the task of improving the state’s education sector, the public can be rest assured that we would follow appropriate channels and processes in doing so; including advertisements on public channels of communication, followed by rigorous screening, interviews and examination exercises,” he added.
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