The Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) has issued a warning to the public, particularly those applying for recruitment, to exercise caution regarding counterfeit invitation letters supposedly for entry into the service.
Dr. Adedotun Aridegbe, the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO) Deputy Comptroller of Immigration (DCI), conveyed this alert through a statement released on Wednesday.
Aridegbe clarified that legitimate recruitment invitation letters for the NIS can only be obtained from the official recruitment portal of the service.
Consequently, he cautioned that any other type of invitation received by applicants directly from sources other than the official portal is fraudulent.
“The attention of the acting Comptroller General of NIS, Caroline Adepoju, has been drawn to the activities of some fraudsters, who are deceiving members of the public with fake invitation letters for recruitment into the NIS.
“The service hereby wishes to state that all invitations for recruitment into the NIS can only be downloaded from its official recruitment portal.
“All other forms of invites from any source and through any medium sent directly to applicants are fake,” part of the statement read.