Security agencies have arrested some candidates who were caught attempting to change their indigeneship status.
A widely circulated video shows candidates from Kaduna State, part of the 86 Regular Recruits Intake, falsely asserting their origin as a South-Western state.
However, when prompted to speak Yoruba, the predominant language in Lagos and the South-West, they were unable to do so.
‘Serious Breach’
Following this incident, the Nigerian Army characterized it as a “serious breach” that will not be tolerated.
“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,” the Nigerian Army spokesman Major General Onyema Nwachukwu said late Wednesday.
“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”