Nigeria, May 21 -- The Nigerian Senate began investigating claims that people who are not originally from Bauchi State were wrongly listed as Bauchi indigenes in the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) basic military training programme.

Senator Abdul Ningi, who represents Bauchi Central, submitted a petition from Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, during the Senate's plenary session, on Tuesday.

In the petition, Governor Mohammed expressed concern over the inclusion of non indigenes as candidates representing Bauchi State, describing it as unfair and not in the state's best interest.

"This is a serious issue. People who are not from Bauchi are being listed as Bauchi indigenes in the Air Force recruitment process," the governor stated. "It is i...