The Oyo State Government has threatened to prosecute those it described as “undesirable elements”, who perpetrate recruitment scams with the sole intent of defrauding innocent public.
The government was reacting to a purported list circulating on social media claiming the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board, OYOSUBEB, has started its recruitment process.
In a statement on Tuesday, the Executive Chairman, Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board (OYOSUBEB), Dr. Nureni Aderemi Adeniran, advised the public to be vigilant and never deal with scammers who pose as recruitment agents for the Board.
He said the management has also begun moves to identify those perpetrating these fraudulent activities, promising that when caught they will be handed over to appropriate quarters.
“On repeated occasions, we have cautioned the general public to be vigilant and circumspect not to deal with scammers who pose as recruitment agents or staff members of OYOSUBEB. They collect huge sums of money from unsuspecting victims with the promise to provide them employment at OYOSUBEB,” the statement reads.
“Today, we saw a list of names published by some fraudulent people, claiming those are the people invited for the OYOSUBEB 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.
While re-echoing the warning against fake recruitment into the service, Adeniran emphatically stated that OYOSUBEB is not conducting any recruitment at the moment.
According to him, the agency does not conduct recruitment exercises through back door channels adding that
OYOSUBEB would go through due and transparent process, in its recruitment exercise.
“When OYOSUBEB 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,” Adeniran said.
He, however cautioned job-seekers saying, “please shun any purported list, circulating on the social media claiming we are recruiting”.