We didn’t register ‘Wickedness Association of Nigeria’, it’s fraudulent — CAC
The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has falsified the claim that it registered an association called “Wickedness Association of Nigeria, Lokoja Chapter” as a corporate name.
CAC revealed in a statement that the association whose certificate has gone viral on social media was reported to have been registered on December 24, 2022.
It described the certificate of the said association as “false, fake and a forgery”.
The commission further said the name and object of the ‘association’ were in contravention of the provisions of section 852 (1)(c) as they’re contrary to public policy.
The CAC claimed that the officer who signed the certificate was no more a civil servant (retired) long before the moment the certificate was reportedly issued.
The statement reads: “Our attention has been drawn to a certificate of registration making the rounds in the social media and claiming that the commission registered the Wickedness Association of Nigeria Lokoja Chapter.
“The certificate claimed that the ‘association’ was registered as a business name on December 24, 2022, with the registration number BN 74101
“We wish to categorically state that the purported certificate of registration of ‘wickedness association of Nigeria Lokoja branch’ was not and could not have been issued by the commission for the following reasons:
“The commission does not register associations as business names. The name and object of the ‘association’ offend the provisions of section 852 (1)(c) in that they are undesirable, offensive and contrary to public policy.
“The officer who purportedly signed the certificate had retired from the service of the commission long before the date the certificate was purportedly issued.”
The commission told members of the public to ignore the ‘certificate’ as it was not a produce of the commission.
“Accordingly, the general public is hereby informed that the purported certificate of registration of ‘wickedness association of Nigeria Lokoja branch’ is false, fake and a forgery. It is wicked and fraudulent.”
