The Nigerian Navy has distanced itself from a viral advertisement asking Nigerians to purchase admission forms into the Nigerian Navy College of Health Sciences and Technology, NNCHS Offa, Kwara State.
The Director of Information, Nigerian Navy, Commodore Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, cleared the air in a statement made available to newsmen today, describing the viral advertisement as fake.
He said the paraded admission forms fixed at N15,000 and the school fees of N186,850 were schemed by fraudsters.
The fake advertisement, according to Ayo-Vaughan, had “Directed all payments for the forms and school fees to be lodged into a First Bank of Nigeria Account number 3162014359, bearing a pseudo account name; Lieutenant Inusa Endurance and with phone number 09134510613.
“Also, the phoney advertisement contains the contacts of a self-proclaimed Public Relations Officer’s phone contacts: 09134483230 and 09134510613. The scheduled date for the interview/test, as fixed by the miscreants, is to be held from September 4 to September 15, 2023.
“Pertinently, Nigerian Navy College of Health Sciences (NNCHS) Offa, Kwara State, is a professional naval institution exclusively for Nigerian Navy medical personnel and not for civilians, hence, the College has no basis to advertise sales of admission forms to members of the public.”
Ayo-Vaughan maintained that the names and phone numbers as mentioned in the fake advertisement are all fraudulent, meant to deceive individuals and have nothing to do with the Nigerian Navy or the NNCHS, Offa.
“Accordingly, members of the public, especially prospective individuals, are enjoined to always verify from www.nigeriannavy.mil.ng and other credible sources before committing their hard-earned resources in such fraudulent venture”, the personnel added.
