'You'll be held accountable' - ICPC, EFCC, FCCPC warn celebrities against promoting fraudulent products

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, person warned celebrities and influencers against promoting fraudulent products and services.

The agencies gave the informing during a associated stakeholder gathering held successful Abuja connected Friday, wherever they addressed the rising inclination of celebrities endorsing Ponzi schemes, fake concern platforms, and unregistered products.

According to them, galore Nigerians person mislaid billions of naira aft investing successful products advertised by fashionable faces connected societal media.

Speaking, FCCPC Executive Vice Chairman, Tunji Bello, said celebrities tin nary longer assertion ignorance erstwhile products they endorse defraud Nigerians.

"If you beforehand a fraudulent product, you are liable. Your face, your voice, your power was utilized to deceive people. You volition beryllium held accountable," helium said.

EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, represented astatine the event, warned that influencers who beforehand fraud volition beryllium treated arsenic accomplices.

"We person seen cases wherever skit makers, musicians and actors promoted crypto scams and fake indebtedness apps. Nigerians mislaid wealth due to the fact that they trusted their favourite celebrity. That spot indispensable not beryllium abused," helium said.

The ICPC besides warned that personage endorsements of fake products undermine user assurance and substance corruption.

The agencies advised celebrities to ever veri...