‘Wickedness Association of Nigeria’ (WAN): CAC Reacts To Reports It Registered It As A Business Name

 

The Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) has reacted to reports that it registered a group “Wickedness Association of Nigeria, Lokoja Chapter” as a business name.

In a statement on Monday, January 9, 2023, the commission said a certificate going viral on social media had claimed that it registered the group as a business name on December 24, 2022.

While describing the certificate as “false, fake and a forgery", the commission said 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.

It also revealed that the officer who was said to have signed the certificate had retired from the service of the commission long before the date the certificate was purportedly issued.

"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 notice reads.

"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 CAC called on Nigerians to ignore the ‘certificate’ as it did not emanate from its office.

"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."