By Ishaya Ibrahim
Acting News Editor
New Controller General of Prisons (CGP), Ahmed Jafaru, has denied the age falsification allegation against him.
TheNiche published on June 5 that he allegedly changed his date of birth twice from September 30, 1956 to 1957 and later to 1959.
Nigeria Prisons Service (NPS) Public Relations Officer, Francis Enabore, a deputy controller of prisons (DCP), alleged that the story was conceived by those aggrieved by the appointment of Jafaru as CGP.
He said the age and other biodata of every Prisons official are captured in an NPS document called the Nominal Roll, and whoever is bandying any age of a prison warden other than what is in the Nominal Roll is giving the public false information.
“If they say this person has falsified his document, what you should do is get the Nominal Roll.
“I am sure if you (reporter) had done that, you would have asked where is the name of the CG, and would have given him the opportunity to tell his own story and not to trust the story told by his enemies,” Enabore said.
TheNiche called Jafaru’s number and sent a text message to him on Friday, June 3, but he did not respond.
On Saturday, June 4, Enabore called to explain Jafaru’s position. It was, however, too late because the newspaper had gone to press.