A member of the Federal Character Commission, FCC, Mamman Alakayi, has raised an alarm, saying that some applicants of the ongoing police constable recruitment exercise are presenting fake credentials.
Speaking to newsmen at the Nasarawa State Police Command on Tuesday, Mr Alakayi said some applicants were caught presenting fake indigene certificates during the exercise.
The commissioner, while lamenting that the act negates the principles of the exercise, assured that he would work with the police to ensure sanity.
Mr Alakayi further assured that he would ensure that only those with original and genuine documents are recruited from the state.
He said: “I am in the state to monitor the exercise and ensure only genuine indigenes of the state are recruited for the exercise from the state.
“As a guideline, a federal character commissioner must be present during every recruitment to ensure that guidelines are strictly followed.
“We monitor to ensure that each and every segment of the state is given a level playing ground to participate.
“The police authority will now use their own parameters to see who qualifies based on the laid down criteria as it has been allocated equitably across the state.”
He further alleged that some people outside the state use their relations residing in the state to get fake indigene certificates.
He said: “Living in Nasarawa State does not mean you are an indigene.
“They have every right to claim the state, but our concern is that some of their relations in other states find cover under these people to come and claim the state.
“This is where we say no.
“From the western and the northern senatorial zone, we were able to screen out some applicants who came from other states.
“Indigene certificates from the state are supposed to be signed by some categories of people from the local government areas to make it genuine.
“I will do everything within my powers constitutionally to ensure that the people of the state are fairly represented.
“The turnout has been the most overwhelming of all the exercises in the past.
“I am privileged to monitor the previous but this one has the largest turnout.”
