The Western Regional Command of the Ghana Immigration Service (GIS) has denied any ongoing recruitment in the GIS, saying it was a scam being used in the social media by criminals to dupe unsuspecting citizens.
A release signed by the Immigration Control Officer (ICO) at the Western Region Public Affairs Office of GIS, Moses Manford Akakpo, called on the public to ignore the said information and “treat it with the contempt it deserves.”
According to the release, the Service used the newspapers and the Ghana Immigration Service website (www.gis.gov.gh) as its media through which advertisement for recruitments were communicated to the general public.
“These criminal elements have resorted to the creation of fake social media accounts and platforms, using details of some prominent officers of the Service, in their attempt to deceive the unsuspecting general public,” it stressed.
The statement continued:“We further urge all those who may have received such recruitment messages or fallen victims already to such unscrupulous schemes to assist with investigations by providing credible information to our offices dotted across the country.
“The Command is by this release informing the general public that, GIS does not have assigned agents, social media platforms or mobile money accounts through which such recruitments are made,” it said.
FROM CLEMENT ADZEI BOYE, SEKONDI
