The Nigerian Army has promised to look into a widely shared video that purports to show some non-natives registering for the 86 regular recruit intake in Lagos State.
According to Anaedoonline.ng, seven individuals wearing fictitious certificates purporting to be from Lagos were shown in the video claiming to be natives of Kaduna state.
The army spokesperson, Onyema Nwachukwu, responded to the development in a statement on Wednesday, calling the non-indigenes who had been detained “fraudulent candidates.”
According to Nwachukwu, the criminal’s arrest demonstrates the army’s dedication to making sure that only legitimate indigenous people are hired.
In keeping with its basic values of justice and integrity, the Nigerian Army would continue to maintain an open and respectable hiring procedure, Nwachukwu continued.
The statement reads: “The attention of the Nigerian Army (NA) has been drawn to a circulating video on social media depicting the arrest of some fraudulent candidates of the ongoing 86 regular recruits intake, who were caught attempting to short-change indigenous candidates of Lagos state through dubious means.
“The NA wishes to state that the arrest of the fraudulent candidates was a result of the commitment of the NA to upholding a transparent and credible recruitment process in line with its core values of integrity and fairness.
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“The video is a pointer to one of the processes to which the candidates were subjected, in order to ensure only true indigenes of a particular State are recruited, using the slots of that state and not non-indigenes.
“The video in itself, therefore, clearly shows that the process is transparent, as the state representative, who is a prominent member of the recruitment team, has been part and parcel of the process and was given unhindered access to do her job by scrutinizing the candidates’ state of origin, to ascertain the genuineness of their indigeneship claims.”
Nwachukwu stated that the army will cooperate with the competent authorities to guarantee that the offenders face consequences, and that they would be turned over to the proper body for legal action.
He warned that “any attempt to manipulate the recruitment process will be met with the full force of the law” and asked all potential recruits who were prepared to join the army to be truthful.
He added: “The duty of the state representative is to identify non-indigenes amongst candidates applying for recruitment, and this is applicable in other states of the federation.
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“We wish to inform the general public that the fraudulent act perpetrated by the three candidates who attempted to secure vacancies designated for candidates with Lagos State indigeneship is a serious breach of our recruitment process and will not be condoned.
“We want to assure the public that a thorough investigation will be conducted to ascertain the extent of these fraudulent activities and to identify any individual(s) or unscrupulous syndicate(s) involved.
“We are dedicated to ensuring that only the most qualified and deserving candidates are selected to serve in the NA.”
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