The Department of State Services has disowned Twitter handles currently in use by unidentified persons to defraud members of the public using fake copies of its symbols, The Punch report.
This disclaimer was contained in a statement signed by the DSS spokesperson, Dr Peter Afunnaya, in Abuja, on Monday.
The statement read in part, “This is to inform the public and particularly social media users that the Department of State Services does not own, use or operate any official twitter handles.
“The service, therefore, disowns the ones, notably DSS 255 and DSS_NG_, currently in circulation. These twitter handles which also bear the service’s symbols are not only fake but designed by their creators to deceive, misinform and defraud unsuspecting persons.”
It further read, “It is also believed that such handles were desperately created by subversive elements to spread fake news and falsehood.”
The service warned members of the public to disregard handles and any message(s) they might contain.
Consequently, the service said it had commenced a detailed investigation which could lead to the arrest and prosecution of those behind the handles.
