The Kwara Government on Wednesday said it has so far discovered 67 persons recruited into the Nigerian Army with fake citizenship certificates of the state between 2010 and 2016.

The Secretary to the State Government, Alhaji lsiaka Gold, disclosed this when he appeared before the state’s House of Assembly Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Judiciary in Ilorin.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that both the SSG and the Chairman, State Internal Revenue Service were summoned on Tuesday, over alleged falsification of the state of origin certificates for military recruitment.

Gold, while testifying before the Committee, said the 67 persons were uncovered during the recruitment exercise using their names; but could not communicate in the local dialects of the local government areas they claimed.

Giving the breakdown, the SSG said 16 persons claimed Ekiti Local Government, nine claimed lfelodun, eight claimed Moro and another eight claimed that they were from lrepodun Local Government Areas.

Others, he said, are five persons were discovered each in Edu, Baruten and Kaima Local Government Areas respectively, while llorin West and Oyun Local Government Areas had three persons each.

One each, were discovered in Oke-Ero, Asa, llorin East and llorin South local Government areas, Gold stated.

The secretary to the state government solicited the assistance of the House and chairmen of all the 16 Local Governments to curtail the ugly trend.

The SSG later presented an authentic list of the state’s indigenes for another Army recruitment slated for Feb. 6 to the assembly for verification.
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The Chairman of the Internal Revenue Service, Dr Muritala Awodun, who was represented by the Director, Informal Sector, Mr Segun Olaniyi, said the service had issued 21,000 new indigene certificates from June 2016 to date.

Olaniyi called for the eradication of old state of origin certificates with new ones to be produced by the service to guide against production of fake ones.

Earlier, the Chairman of the committee, Kamaldeen Fagbemi described as worrisome the large number of fake state of origin certificates in circulation.

Fagbemi reaffirmed the determination of the House to protect citizens of Kwara and ensure they got their quota at the national level.

http://thenewsguru.com/army-recruitment-kwara-uncovers-67-fake-citizens/

All because they can't speak their local dialet..

all most there .........

This country is sick.

una don dey mad abiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii

hmm

Too early.....let me pee on the user below me *stretches*

Are they sure, they are not indigenes

Is Kwara Yoruba or Hausa State ?

This is no news, all they care about is the returns from d citizenship certificates........

What does it take to be a "citizen" or indegine?

Recession is wicked. Please check the state for fake civil servants dem plenty for there

lol

Citizenship certificate?

nawao

...Ebonyi own go reach 5,000!

BbcNews:
Is Kwara Yoruba or Hausa State ?

Yoruba

D FUNNY THING IS DAT SOME STATES LIKE BORNO, TARABA, JIGAWA, ZAMFARA ETC NO EVEN SEND THESE STATE OF ORIGIN CERTIFICATES. ONCE U NO HOW 2 SPEAK HAUSA N CLAIM KANO AS UR STATE, U AUTOMATICALLY BECOME AN INDIGENE.

Do you know any graduate with 1st Class, 2.1 or 2.2 in any of the following fields -Geography,
Geology,
Geophysics,
Medicine,
Health Sciences,/Computer science,
Engineering Sciences,
Agriculture Sciences,
Geography Education,
Law,
Mass Communication,
Political Science or any Arts course?
Can the person speak English fluently?
Can they write well?
Do they have computer skills?

OK please greet them for me..it's not easy

Noted

Typical example of Monkey no fine yet em mama like am!

So as naija bad reach so people dey fake citizenship certificate to belong to naija? Wonderbility!

Who dem elp rubbish and so what of me using 2 local government cert Niger state and Oyo state coz I was burn in minna n lata I move to ogbomosho to further my degree I gat to use my state n dway I speak Yoruba different from pple bn born in Oyo state.

Abeg free them ,re they nt Nigerians? Is there any thing like Kwara Army? It's called NIGERIA ARMY,it's for every eligible Nigerian

Hmmm ...don't blame those guys for changing state. When is it a crime to claim any state sef ? In as much as they are Nigerians let them serve there fatherland nah.

This is not new and moreover, one incubent governor who was widely believed to come from Ondo state contested and win an election in amother state. So what's the fuss about ?

Did you the governor am talking about ? I didn't mention name ooo

jneutron4000:
Yoruba

I WAS AT TANKE SOME WEEKS BACK TWO OKADA RIDERS I ENTERED BOTH CLAIMING KWARA, DIDN'T SPEAK A SINGLE YORUBA, SPOKE HAUSA ALL THROUGH.

Just because they can't speak their dialect, pure nonsense

Rubbish! Its not compulsory u speak the local dialect u claim

buchilino:
D FUNNY THING IS DAT SOME STATES LIKE BORNO, TARABA, JIGAWA, ZAMFARA ETC NO EVEN SEND THESE STATE OF ORIGIN CERTIFICATES. ONCE U NO HOW 2 SPEAK HAUSA N CLAIM KANO AS UR STATE, U AUTOMATICALLY BECOME AN INDIGENE.

Bros pls don't spread falsehood here. Are you speaking from first hand experience or you are just making false assumptions? Kindly get your facts right pls. Kanawas love their state and hausa language so much they don't take shit from other false indigene claimants.

[quote author=TOBIeee68 post=53342378e coz I was burn in minna[/quote] Sorry o for the burning U no go burn again in jesus name

buchilino:


I WAS AT TANKE SOME WEEKS BACK TWO OKADA RIDERS I ENTERED BOTH CLAIMING KWARA, DIDN'T SPEAK A SINGLE YORUBA, SPOKE HAUSA ALL THROUGH.

You're stup!d

Wagasigiungu:

Bros pls don't spread falsehood here. Are you speaking from first hand experience or you are just making false assumptions? Kindly get your facts right pls. Kanawas love their state and hausa language so much they don't take shit from other false indigene claimants.

ME SPREADING FALSEHOOD?. TELL U WAT, WITHOUT WASTING MUCH TIME, Y DON'T U VISIT PASSPORT OFFICES AT MAIDUGURI, JALINGO, DUTSE ETC N C D PPLE CLAIMING 2 BE NIGERIANS N BE ISSUED WITH NIGERIAN PASSPORTS.