The Depot Nigerian Army on Friday alerted
Nigerians of the activities of fraudsters
claiming to be recruiting candidates on its
behalf.
A statement issued on Friday by Assistant
Director, Army Public Relations, Depot NA/
Nigerian Military School, Capt. Hussaini Sani
warned aspiring recruits against falling prey
to the fraudsters.
“It has been brought to the notice of
Headquarters of Depot Nigerian Army that
criminal minded individuals are parading
themselves as relatives to the Depot
Commandant, Brig-Gen. Victor Ezugwu.
“The fraudsters do that to defraud innocent
citizens who were not successful during the
just concluded 76 Regular Recruits Intake
exercise.
“Others also claimed to be principal staff
officers of Depot NA thereby convincing
their victims to pay huge amount of money
to be recruited into the Nigerian Army,” he
stated.
Sani explained that the Depot have no hand
in conducting recruitment exercise, but only
train those already selected. He further
stated that recruitment for 76 Regular
Recruits Intake had since been officially
closed.
“Consequently, potential recruits are advised
to try the next recruitment intake and not to
allow these criminal minded and unpatriotic
individuals to defraud them under any
guise.
“Such arrangement does not exist and
recruitment into the Nigerian Army is free
and no candidate is expected to pay money
to any individual whatsoever,” it added.
Investigation by the News Agency of Nigeria
(NAN) shows that activities of the fraudsters
in Zaria had been on for years where they
collect between N150,000 and N300,000
per candidate.
