The Nigerian Military mentioned it arrested three candididates who tried to safe vacancies designated for candidates from Lagos State with fraudulent state of origin certificates.
Main Basic Onyema Nwachukwu,
Director, Military Public Relations, in a press release, knowledgeable the general public that the fraudulent act perpetrated by the three candidates who tried to safe vacancies designated for candidates with Lagos State indigeneship is a severe breach of the recruitment course of and won’t be condoned.
He mentioned the arrest of the fraudulent candidates was a results of the dedication of the Military in upholding a clear and credible recruitment course of according to its core values of integrity and equity.
“The video is a pointer to one of many processes to which the candidates had been subjected, in an effort to guarantee solely true indigenes of a selected State are recruited, utilizing the slots of that state and never non-indigenes,” he mentioned.
He mentioned the viral video in itself, subsequently, clearly reveals that the method is clear, because the State Consultant, who’s a distinguished member of the recruitment workforce, has been half and parcel of the method and was given unhindered entry to do her job by scrutinizing the candidates’ State of origin, to establish the genuineness of their indigeneship claims.
“The obligation of the State Consultant is to establish non-indigenes amongst candidates making use of for recruitment and that is relevant in different States of the Federation,” he mentioned.
“We wish to guarantee the general public {that a} thorough investigation shall be performed to establish the extent of those fraudulent actions and to establish any particular person(s) or unscrupulous syndicate(s) concerned.
“We’re devoted to making sure that solely probably the most certified and deserving candidates are chosen to serve within the NA.”
In response to the assertion, the Military will proceed to work intently with related authorities to make sure that these answerable for this misconduct are held accountable, including that the culprits concerned shall be handed over to the suitable prosecuting company.
It mentioned the NA is dedicated to upholding the rule of legislation and guaranteeing that justice is served, simply because it urged all potential candidates to stick to the rules of honesty and integrity all through the recruitment course of, as any try to control the recruitment course of shall be met with the complete drive of the legislation.