Fashola Publishes Fake Facebook Accounts Opened In His Name, Notifies Facebook & Vows To ready to deal with For Perpetrators

Immediate past Governor of Lagos State, now
Minister of Power, Works and Housing,
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.