Nigerian Navy has dismissed 55 trainees, who had attempted to join the force with fake certificates, or Certificates forgery

Suleiman explained that out of the 1,214 trainees that gained admission to the college for the training, 55 persons were found to have used used fake West African Examination Council {WAEC} and National Examination Council Certificates {NECO} certificates to seek admission into the College. Suleiman also added, that he have come to Port Harcourt to hand over, the 55 dismissed trainees of the Nigerian Navy and one fake soldier to the Rivers State Police Command. The 55 suspects were arrested for using fake certificates to join the Nigerian Navy Force. But the Navy training started three months ago, however, we normally send their certificates to the Navy headquarters. Giving Statistics, out of 1,214 trainees at the Navy Basic Training School in Onne, 55 persons who were actually training with us were found to have come in with fake, forged or altered WAEC and NECO certificates. The fake soldier, who identified himself as Francis Uche, said he was arrested for impersonation. Francis Uche confessed parading himself as a Second Lieutenant in the Nigerian Army. Francis Uche, who is from Ebonyi State, also revealed that he was dismissed from the Nigerian Army in 2012 after he went on an duty which was not authorized. Francis Uche pointed out that he was arrested by the military police. He said that he was court-martialed and later dismissed. But he decided to continue as a soldier because there was nothing left for him to do, saying that he's being a soldier all his lifetime. The State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr. Ben Ugwuegbulam, had announced to the general public that Uche was arrested at the Oyigbo Timber Shade while parading himself as a Second Lieutenant. Ugwuegbulam added that the suspect, who was arrested on September 22, 2012, had been using the position to defraud unsuspecting members of the public and taking large amount of money from them, freightening them that he's a senior ranking officer. The police spokesman said that all the suspects would soon be charged to court, where the judge will decide what best punishment would suits their crime