UniAbuja Students Get 200, 000 Naira Bail For Forging NECO Certificates

Name: UniAbuja Students Get 200, 000 Naira Bail For Forging NECO Certificates
Uploaded: 2020-03-03
Channel: Fred Brains
Description: Three students of University of Abuja were have been arraigned before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Magistrate Court, Abuja, for allegedly using forged certificates of the National Examination Council (NECO) to gain admission into the University

By Fred Brains Last updated Mar 3, 2020

Three students of University of Abuja were have been arraigned before a Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Magistrate Court, Abuja, for allegedly using forged certificates of the National Examination Council (NECO) to gain admission into the University. The suspects; Effiong Theresa, Solomon Victor and Abdulkabir Mohammad, who pleaded not guilty to the one-count charge of forgery preferred against them, were however granted bail in the sum of N200,000 each, with one surety in like sum. The Fourth suspect,Joy Adama was not in court. The suspects are to produce sureties who are within the ranks of level 8 and above in the civil service and must be a resident within the jurisdiction of the court. According to the First Information Report (FIR) read by the clerk of the court to the suspects, the alleged offence committed is in breach of Section 364 of the Penal Code. In a chat with newsmen after the court sitting, the Police Prosecutor, Mr Chijoke Okezie, expressed readiness to ensure that the case is pursued to its logical conclusion.