From Sokoto, CEOAFRICA.com gathered that 32 local government council workers with fake certificates were discovered by the State’s Local Government Service Commission.

This was revealed in a statement signed by its Director of Administration, Alhaji Bature Isa in Sokoto, the state capital. He was quoted to have said the discovery was made after a verification exercise to ascertain staff that had genuine certificates.

He said the affected workers were from Dange/Shuni, Goronyo, Gwadabawa, Shagari Wamakko, Tureta and Isa local government councils.

“The law of the land prohibits such nefarious acts and the state government will sanction workers who use fake credentials or certificates to secure jobs,” the News Agency of Nigeria quoted Bature as saying in the statement.

He concluded that government will make sure that the offenders did not go scot free.