The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) has warned the public over a fraudulent support program in its name.
The commission said fraudsters were using its logo through dubious websites and social media accounts to defraud members of the public.
NDDCs Director, Corporate Affairs, Abosede Ibitoye shared raised the alarm on Sunday in a statement.
Ibitoye informed stakeholders and those who wanted to benefit from its programmes that the NDDC was not in any way involved in a so-called grant.
The DCG revealed the purported as
“N100,000 Household Grant to Support SMEs by Granting Financial Assistance to all Nigerian Citizens and Businesses.”
According Ibitoye, the fraudulent Household Grant Application 2023, tagged Niger Delta Development Commission Support Fund was a total scam.
The statement partly read:
“The perpetrators of this criminal act have set up a website inviting ‘interested individuals and businesses to apply through an application form portal https://bit.ly/nddc-sme-grant 2023. We urge everyone to be wary to avoid falling victim to this fraudulent activity by some dubious individuals who impersonate the NDDC.”
