Nigerian Army Withdraws DSSC Candidate Despite Police Finding No Evidence He Forged Zamfara Indigeneship Certificate
On July 27, Ezra and the other detainees were taken to the Infantry Corps Headquarters to present their credentials.
The Nigerian Army has withdrawn a Hausa Christian candidate, Habila Ezra, from its Direct Short Service Course (DSSC) over an allegation that he forged his Zamfara State certificate of indigeneship, a decision the military maintained even after a police investigation formally cleared him of the offence and confirmed he was a genuine indigene of the state.
A copy of the police report, obtained by SaharaReporters, shows that the Nigeria Police Force’s X-Squad Section in Kaduna concluded there was no prima facie case against Ezra and recommended that the matter be closed for want of evidence. Despite this, the Army did