First, we found that the purported NYSC certificate, dated 15 May 1986, bore the signature of Animashaun Braimoh. It is impossible that he signed Mr Nnaji’s certificate of national service on 15 May 1986, eighteen months before his appointment to that office. Another glaring discrepancy in Mr Nnaji’s NYSC certificate was the titular designation of the corps’ CEO, who purportedly signed the document. Additionally, Mr Nnaji’s certificate indicates that he served in Plateau State between 16 April 1985 and 15 May 1986. But when we placed it side by side with Mr Nnaji’s certificate of national service, the artificiality of the document became apparent.