Police warn Ekiti residents to beware of scammers, fake NGOs (Guardian)

The Ekiti State Police Command has raised the alarm over existence of fake non-governmental organisations in the state that have been swindling unsuspecting members of the public.

The Commissioner of Police, Mr Asuquo Amba, said the scammers had been operating and duping the populace using fake and inexistent empowerment programmes as baits.

In a statement signed by the Command’s Public Relations Officer, Caleb Ikechukwu, the police commissioner said the dupers were operating with five fictitious NGO names to defraud the people.“We are using this medium to inform the public that some fake NGOs that are defrauding the people under the cover of empowerment programmes are parading themselves in Ekiti communities. Read more