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• 06 Mar, 2026

The Nigeria Police Force Headquarters, on Friday dismissed allegations of forgery, alteration, falsification of a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) certificate leveled against the Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, declaring them unfounded after an exhaustive investigation. Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed that investigations revealed no evidence of forgery, falsification, or unlawful production of the minister's NYSC certificate. Recall that there had been protests in some parts of the country calling on the relevant authorities to investigate allegations claiming that Mr. Tunji-Ojo forged not only his WAEC Secondary School certificate, but also his NYSC certificate. Speaking on the matter, Hundeyin said the allegations have been investigated and found to be unfounded. "After an exhaustive investigation into the allegations, it has been established that there is no evidence whatsoever of forgery, alteration, falsification or unlawful production of the minister's NYSC certificate," Hundeyin said. He explained that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) was contacted during the investigation and confirmed that the certificate in question was duly issued to the minister. "The NYSC was contacted and it was verified that the certificate was duly issued by the corps to the minister. The allegations are therefore unfounded," he added. Recall that following similar allegation of forgery against the minister, the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in January this year, authenticated the WASSCE result of Tunji-Ojo. The attestation certificate released by WAEC bears the minister's full name, date of birth, embossed photograph, original certificate number and official authentication markings. The WAEC document, titled Attestation of Results, states, "Tunji-Ojo attended the Staff Secondary School at the Federal University of Technology, Akure, and sat for the Senior Secondary School Examination in June 1999." The grades recorded show that the minister earned B3 in Economics, B2 in Mathematics, A1 in Agricultural Science, B3 in Biology, C6 in Chemistry, C6 in English Language, A1 in Yoruba Language, C6 in Further Mathematics, and B3 in Physics. Source: https://theeagleonline.com.ng/police-speaks-on-authenticity-of-tunji-ojos-certificate/