#We Do Not Have Buhari’s Original Certificates - Army# On Friday, the Nigerian Army authorities explained that they do not keep original certificates of officers and men of the armed forces, adding that their personal files contained only photocopies of credentials. The army also stated on Friday that it does not keep original certificates of any serving or retired officer or soldier. A top army officer at the Defence Headquarters disclosed on condition of anonymity on Friday that the army could not keep anybody’s original certificate because it is a personal property of the owner. According to the source, “the army only has photocopies of officers and soldiers’ certificates kept in their personal files in the military secretary’s office.” “The original certificate of any officer or soldier is only needed at the point of entry into the service — either as a cadet officer entering the Nigerian Defence Academy, or by recruitment officers when interviewing recruits to be sent to the depot for training. This is so because they are needed to verify what is in the photocopy supplied or for verification from the necessary examining bodies,” he said. The source stressed that for anybody to claim that his original certificates are with the military secretary (Army) does not hold water. “Let me tell you now, in the Navy, the Navy Secretary (NAVSEC) keeps photocopies of the documents of all naval officers and ratings and not their original certificates which are their personal properties. “Also, in the Air force, the Air Secretary keeps the photocopies of all officers and airmen’s certificates, and, if the need arises for any verification, those concerned will be asked to bring the original documents. “If you start keeping every officer’s or soldier’s original certificates, how many will you keep and if in case there is a fire outbreak, that means all original certificates of those concerned will be burnt. “There is no way, the military secretary can keep any officer’s original certificate — either serving or retired,” the source said.
Posted on: Sat, 03 Jan 2015 05:43:06 +0000
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