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General News of Friday, 17 July 2020

Source: www.mynigeria.com

Disregard fake COVID-19 job vacancy - Lagos State

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, Lagos State governor

The Lagos State Government has dissociated itself from an advert making the rounds about job vacancies at COVID-19 Isolation Centres in the state.

A statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Tunbosun Ogunbanwo, urged citizens to disregard the job vacancy advert in its entirety.

The state also advised citizens to rely on the official communication channels of the Lagos State Government and the Ministry of Health for news and information on COVID- 19 response.

The statement reads: "We wish to categorically state that this vacancy advert did not emanate from the Lagos State Government, Lagos State Ministry of Health or the COVID1-9 Lagos Incident Command System.

"We believe this is the work of fraudsters and mischief makers who are bent on exploiting the COVID-19 pandemic situation to swindle unsuspecting citizens who are willing to volunteer in the war against the global pandemic of their hard-earned resources.

"Citizens are therefore advised to disregard this job vacancy advert in its entirety and rely only on official communication channels of the Lagos State Government and the Ministry of Health for news and information on COVID- 19 Response.

"We are also currently investigating the source of the unsolicited advert and we assure citizens that the Lagos State Government will do all in its power to apprehend the authors and bring them to book.

"Citizens are encouraged to desist from sharing any suspicious or unverified news or information on COVID-19 and bring same to the notice of the State Government for necessary action".