Son Arrested for Impersonating Father in FCT Exam

Monsuru was apprehended while taking a promotion examination on behalf of his father, Musa Mohammed, an employee of the FCT Fire Service, at the National Open University of Nigeria examination centre in Abuja. This incident occurred on Wednesday during the third day of the promotion exercise organized by the FCT Civil Service Commission.

Security personnel, acting on a directive from FCT Minister Nyesom Wike to prevent examination malpractice, caught Monsuru. During interrogation, Monsuru admitted he was not the registered candidate and stated his father had sent him due to health issues.

He initially claimed his father was between 67 and 68 years old, but Musa Mohammed, when questioned separately, stated he would turn 60 in February 2027, creating discrepancies in their accounts. Mohammed confirmed that Monsuru was his biological son and that he had asked him to take the examination.

Both were taken into custody and handed over to the police after making statements to operatives of the Department of State Services.