OAU Alerts On Activities Of Recruitment Scammers

The management of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, Osun State, has warned the general public against falling victims of some dubious online elements, claiming the institution is currently carrying out staff recruitment exercise.

The said online advertisement, according to a release by the public relations officer of the institution, Mr Abiodun Olarewaju, “is not only false but devilish, malicious and a pure scam.”

The institution said the vice chancellor of the university, Professor Adebayo Simeon Bamire, does not give contracts, employment, undertake or perform any official functions through any social media platforms.

“We, therefore, want the general public, most especially those desperately in need of employment, or those who are in pursuit of contracts to know that the Vice Chancellor, either by himself or proxy, will not ask for any financial inducement from anybody to perform his official duties.’’

Olarewaju said OAU, as a reputable academic institution of higher learning with international reputation, does not engage in secret or clandestine employment or award of contracts, adding that its vice chancellor or any other principal officers of the university will not ask an applicant for any monetary or material gratification.

“In fact, our staff recruitment exercise and award of contracts always follow due process.  We normally place vacancies advertisements in two widely read national dailies and the same will be displayed on the University website. Please, also note that we do not engage the services of an outsider either for our staff recruitment exercise or award of contracts,’’ the management said.

The statement added that any person or group of persons who transacts, or has transacted any business in the name of the University on social media platforms, does so at their own risk, saying the university will not be liable or responsible for such unintelligent misadventures.