Blogger arrested for cloning DSS website, post fake recruitment notice

Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have nabbed the man behind the recent cloning of its website in which a notice was placed to falsely inform Nigerians that the agency was recruiting.

A source disclosed that the 32-year-old Sylvester Victor Augustus, a native of Abak Local Government Area in Akwa-Ibom State, was reportedly tracked and arrested by DSS operatives on Thursday at his residence on Akpan Eno Lane in Abak, Abak LGA.

He claimed to be a graduate of the University of Uyo (UNIUYO), working as a blogger, and content creator.

Augustus had cloned the DSS website on which he created a fake online recruitment notice, apparently with the intent of defrauding unsuspecting members of the public.

The DSS tagged the post “fake” and cautioned members of the public not to fall victim to the antics of fraudsters.

He will soon be arraigned in court.