The
Office of the Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Babatunde Fashola (SAN) on Tuesday
disowned the existence of any facebook account purportedly being operated by
the First Lady of the State, Dame Emmanuella Abimbola Fashola.
According
to a Press Release signed by the Special Adviser to the Governor, Mr. Hakeem
Bello, the First Lady of Lagos State does not operate a facebook, twitter or
indeed any social media account.
Describing
impersonation as a criminal offence punishable by law, the release stated that
members of the public should beware to avoid falling victim of fraudsters
impersonating the First Lady on the facebook or any social media outlet. “For
the avoidance of doubt, the First Lady of Lagos State, Dame Emmanuella Abimbola
Fashola does not operate any facebook, twitter or indeed any social media
account,” the release said.
The
attention of the Governor’s Office was recently called to the activities of
impostors posing as the wife of the Governor of Lagos State via facebook thus
leading to an investigation which revealed about four different facebook
accounts purportedly operated by the First Lady.
The
release said perpetrators of the criminal act should desist henceforth or
should be ready to face the music when the long arm of the law catches up with
them.
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