An official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Achigili Raph Ogili, has been arraigned for allegedly forging documents.
Ogili was dragged before Justice J. E. Obanor of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court 29, sitting in Jabi, Abuja, alongside two others, Sunday Okpara and Rasaq Abdulrahaman Dabiri by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).
This was made known by the Commission’s Spokesperson, Azuka Ogugua, on Friday.
In Charge No: CR/321/2023 filed before the trial court, the Commission alleged that the 1st accused person (Ogili) used a forged University of Abuja statement of result with Registration Number 2720700176 to support his application for upgrading in the Corps.
Furthermore, Ogili allegedly forged a letter confirming the fake statement of result as genuine, purportedly written by the Deputy Registrar (Academics) of the University.
The commission also charged the 2nd and 3rd defendants for their complicity in the forged letter confirming the fake statement of result as genuine.
Their offences are contrary to sections 96 and 366 and punishable under sections 364 and 368 of the Penal Code Act, Cap 532, Laws of the FCT, Abuja 2006.
The accused persons entered a “not guilty” plea when the charges were read to them and their lawyers in three separate motions raised bail applications on their behalf which were not opposed by the prosecution counsel, Dorathy Suleman.
The defendants were then admitted to bail in the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Naira (N500,000) and a surety in like sum who must reside within the jurisdiction of the Court.
The matter has been adjourned to the 30th and 31st of October 2023 for the commencement of hearing.
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Meanwhile, the Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of six fraudsters before Justice Abdul Dogo of a Federal High Court sitting in Makurdi, the Benue State capital.
The convicts are: Odumu Emmanuel, Ikwe Daniel Adawu, Audu Abdulgafar Idowu, Benedict Udochukwu Ezeokole, Lawrence Ndubisi and Clement David Onoja.
They were convicted of fraudulent impersonation, contrary to Section 22(2)(b)(i) and (ii) of the Cybercrime (Prohibition, Prevention, Etc.) Act, 2015 and sentenced to various jail terms, after pleading guilty to the charges preferred against them.
Odumu was sentenced to two years imprisonment with an option of a N1million naira fine and will forfeit his iPhone and laptops to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Audu was also sentenced to one-year imprisonment with the option of N500,000.00 fine.
Ikwe was sentenced to three years imprisonment with an option of N2 million naira fine. Benedict was sentenced to one-year imprisonment with the option of a N1 million fine. He is also to forfeit a Lexus 330 car, two laptops, an iPhone 13 Pro Max and iPhone 7 to the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Clement was sentenced to one-year imprisonment with the option of N1million naira fine. He also forfeits an iPhone 11 to the Federal Government of Nigeria. Lawrence was sentenced to one-year imprisonment with the option of N1million naira fine. He was ordered to forfeit an iPhone 12 to the Federal Government of Nigeria.