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Inside the fake academic papers menace that is eroding trust

EACC is investigating 161 cases on falsification of academic documents by state officers. [iStockphoto]

High-ranking government officials are among persons who used forged academic papers to secure employment and promotion, an audit in the public service revealed.

The Standard has established that those under the Ethics and Anti-Corruption Commission (EACC) microscope are a governor, an MP and a managing director of a state agency.

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