Jonathan also urged media practitioners and the public to disregard contents emanating from the IG handle.
By Kehinde Okeowo
Former Nigerian President, Goodluck Jonathan has alerted the general public that he is being impersonated by fraudsters.
He made this known on Thursday in a statement issued by his Media Aide,
Ikechukwu Eze and titled ‘Beware of fake Instagram account impersonating H.E. Dr Goodluck Ebele Jonathan’.
According to the ex-President, a fraudulent Instagram handle has been impersonating him.
He added that he does not operate any Instagram account, urging media practitioners and the public to disregard contents emanating from the social media handle.
The statement read, “Our attention has been drawn to a fraudulent Instagram account operating under the handle goodluck_ebelejonathan, which is falsely impersonating former President Dr. Goodluck Ebele Jonathan.
“This impostor account has been deceitfully posting content, some copied from Dr. Jonathan’s Facebook page, while pretending to represent the former President.
“We wish to emphasise that Dr. Jonathan does not operate any Instagram account.
“The media and members of the public are strongly advised to disregard, avoid sharing, or promoting any content originating from this fake profile,”
