Federal College Of Education Provost, Lecturer Charged With Forgery…Case Adjourned Until Nov 21
Provost of the Federal College of Education (Technical) , Zamfara State, Hauwau Abdulkarim, and a lecturer at the Sokoto State College of Education, Abdullahi Boyi, have been charged with forgery.
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has accused them of forging an appointment letter which they had subsequently used in applying for the position of Provost at the college.
They 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.
Team@orientactualmags.com learned that this was disclosed in a statement issued in Abuja on Sunday by the commission’s spokesperson, Demola Bakare.
The statement noted that the defendants pleaded not guilty to the six charges preferred against them.
‘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’ ICPC submitted in the charging document.
The statement added the defendants’ counsels, Dr Muhammad Aliyu and Mr M.S. Diri moved applications for bail on behalf of their respective clients.
‘They requested the court to consider reasonable terms for bail citing the defendants’ established positions and cooperation during the investigation’ the statement added while noting that the ICPC’s counsel, Mr. Suleiman Ahmad, did not oppose the bail applications.
Bakare said Justice Muhammad Sambo, who presided over the court session, after considering the applications, granted bail under specific conditions designed to ensure that the defendants will continue to show 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 N1,000,000.
Following the granting of bail, the ICPC prosecutor requested a date for trial to commence, emphasizing the commission’s preparedness to present witnesses and evidence in support of the charges.
Justice Sambo adjourned the matter until November 21, 2024, when the hearing is set to begin’ the statement added-Team@orientactualmags.com Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or programme? Kindly send SMS to 08059100286, 09094171980 or get in touch via orientactualmag@gmail.com. Thank you.
