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Student in Court for Forging Local Government Documents
By: Eda Date: April 10, 2019, 12:39 pm
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A 23-year-old student, Olamide Olakunlade, appeared before an
Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday for allegedly forging
the letterhead of Ikeja Local Government for indigeneship
documentation. The defedant is facing two counts of conspiracy
and forgery to which he pleaded not guilty.
Forgery attracts three years imprisonment, while conspiracy
attracts a penalty of two years if convicted.
According to the Prosecutor, Sgt. Kenrich Nomayo, the
defendant allegedly conspired with others to commit felony by
forging letters of Ikeja Local Government indigeneship office.
He said the staff of the Department of State Service intercepted
the defendant while on duty at Ikeja Local Government Area and
found letterhead of the Local Government on him, which were
suspected to be fake.
“The defendant had in his possession photocopies of the
letterhead papers,’’ he said.
The Chief Magistrate, Mrs T.A. Ojo, admitted the defendant to
bail in the sum of N100, 000 with two sureties in like sum, and
the sureties must be gainfully employed with evidence of two
years tax payment to the Lagos State Government and have their
addresses verified by the court.
She said that the sureties must present their bank statements
for three months and also reside within the court’s
jurisdiction. The magistrate adjourned the case until April 23
for mention
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