Nigeria, Aug. 5 -- The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has raised the alarm over the proliferation of fake Facebook accounts illegally created in the name of its Director General, Mrs Zubaida Umar, warning the public to be vigilant and not fall prey to scammers.

The News Chronicle gathered that these fraudulent accounts, some of which are accompanied by the DG's photograph, are being used by impostors to defraud unsuspecting members of the public under false pretenses.

In a statement issued over the weekend and signed by the Head of the Press Unit, Mr Manzo Ezekiel, NEMA clarified that Mrs Zubaida Umar maintains only one authentic Facebook account, which is verified and bears a blue tick, under the name Zubaida Umar. Her ver...