Some residents of Bauchi metropolis on Monday alleged they were being charged some fees before obtaining birth certificates in the on-going registration of birth conducted by the National Population Commission (NPC) in the state.
Residents of Baran Gada, Kofar Gwalemeji, Yelwa Kagadama, Angwa Kanawa
among others, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that they had to pay at least N100
before they were issued the certificates.
They said that those who could not afford to pay were denied the certificates, contrary to an earlier announcement by the state government that the document was free of charge.
One of the residents, Mrs Hafsatu Musa of Angwa Kanawa said that she had to borrow N1,000 to register her children and those of her relations.
Malam Sule Dan-Azare, a Woodcarver in Yelwa Kagadam said that he paid N300
to register his child.
“On Saturday, our local chief told…
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