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The office of the late President Jerry John Rawlings has informed the general public about a fake Twitter account that was created in the name of his son, Kimathi Rawlings.
A statement signed by Kobina Andoh Amoakwa, Executive Secretary of Mr. Rawlings’ Office,
The fake Twitter account posted falsehoods attributed to the former president’s son, Kimathi Agyeman-Rawlings.
“The fake Twitter identifier @KimathiRawlings was not created by Kimathi Agyeman-Rawlings and all posts on the identifier are not attributable to him,” according to the statement.
“The matter has been reported to the Cyber Crimes Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police and representations have been made to the company, Twitter,” he said.
Kimathi is the only known child of the late former president who passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at Korle Bu University Hospital in Accra.
Below is the full statement
FAKE TWITTER ACCOUNT OF KIMATHI RAWLINGS
The attention of the Office of Former President Jerry John Rawlings has been drawn to the creation of a fake Twitter account that posts falsehoods attributed to the former President’s son, Kimathi Agyeman-Rawlings.
The fake Twitter identifier @KimathiRawlings was not created by Kimathi Agyeman-Rawlings and all posts on the identifier are not attributable to him.
The matter has been reported to the Cyber Crimes Unit of the Criminal Investigations Department of the Ghana Police and steps have been taken with the company, Twitter.
We urge all members of the public to ignore any postings emanating from such account and warn individuals who foray into identity theft by creating such bogus accounts that we will investigate, identify, and enforce the law for such activities. criminal.
These are difficult times for the family and we ask everyone to respect the privacy of the family and desist from actions that discredit the image of the family.
Signed:
Kobina Andoh Amoakwa
(Executive Secretary)
— DGN online
