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College Provost And Lecturer Arrested Over Certificate Forgery

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Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 07:53 PM

Written by Franca Ozini Abaianyanri

College Provost And Lecturer Arrested Over Certificate Forgery

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested Hauwau Abdulkarim, the Provost of the Federal College of Education (Technical) in Zamfara State, and Abdullahi Boyi, a lecturer at the Sokoto State College of Education, for alleged certificate forgery

The two defendants were accused by ICPC of forging an appointment letter and following the subsequent use of the same for application for the position of the Provost at the college.

The culprits were also accused of making false statements to ICPC officials in the course of the investigation, which is an offence under Section 25(1) (a) and punishable under Section 25 (ii) (b) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000.

This is as contained in a statement released Sunday, the 3rd of November, 2024, by the commission’s spokesperson, Demola Bakare, saying that the defendants pleaded not guilty to the six charges leveled against them by agency.

Count one of the charges reads, “That you Hauwa’u Gimbiya Mukhtar Abdulkarim (f) and Abdullah Boyi (m) sometimes in the year 2023 or thereabout, at Sokoto, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, conspired to do an illegal act to wit: forgery of a letter of “Notification for Appointment” to the Post of Chief Lecturer on COMPCASS 14 with effect from January 1, 2017, and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 59(1) and punishable under section 60(2) of the Sokoto State Penal Code Law,2019.”

Bakare stated that the defendants’ counsels, Dr Muhammad Aliyu and Mr M.S. Diri, respectively, moved for applications for bail on behalf of their clients, adding that the trial judge, Justice Muhammad Sambo, after considering the applications, granted bail under clearly stated out conditions designed to ensure the defendants’ continued presence throughout the trial proceedings.

“The bail conditions require each defendant to provide two sureties who are permanent residents of Sokoto State, with each surety signing a bond of ₦1,000,000"

“Justice Sambo adjourned the matter to November 21, 2024, when the hearing is set to begin,”

“Following the granting of bail, the ICPC prosecutor requested a date for trial to commence, emphasising the commission’s preparedness to present witnesses and evidence in support of the charges" he said.

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College Provost And Lecturer Arrested Over Certificate Forgery

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested Hauwau Abdulkarim, the Provost of the Federal College of Education (Technical) in Zamfara State, and Abdullahi Boyi, a lecturer at the Sokoto State College of Education, for alleged certificate forgery

The two defendants were accused by ICPC of forging an appointment letter and following the subsequent use of the same for application for the position of the Provost at the college.

The culprits were also accused of making false statements to ICPC officials in the course of the investigation, which is an offence under Section 25(1) (a) and punishable under Section 25 (ii) (b) of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act 2000.

This is as contained in a statement released Sunday, the 3rd of November, 2024, by the commission’s spokesperson, Demola Bakare, saying that the defendants pleaded not guilty to the six charges leveled against them by agency.

“The bail conditions require each defendant to provide two sureties who are permanent residents of Sokoto State, with each surety signing a bond of ₦1,000,000"

“Justice Sambo adjourned the matter to November 21, 2024, when the hearing is set to begin,”

“Following the granting of bail, the ICPC prosecutor requested a date for trial to commence, emphasising the commission’s preparedness to present witnesses and evidence in support of the charges" he said.

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