Reps Member, Nse Ekpenyong Remanded In Prison Custody Till N10m Bail In Certificate Forgery Case Is Met
The Economic and Financial
Crimes Commission, has arraigned a House of Representatives member for Oron
Federal Constituency, Mr. Nse Ekpenyong, at the Federal High Court, Uyo, Akwa
Ibom State, for alleged certificate forgery.
Ekpenyong is being arraigned
on nine count charges which revolves around the forging of a national diploma
of Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, Abia State.
One of the suits
brought against Ekpenyong read, “That you Nse Bassey Ekpenyong on or
about November 22, 2012, at Uyo, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable
Court did make a document to wit: Abia State Polytechnic National Diploma
Certificate in Business Administration with No. 001181 dated November 22, 2012
with intent that it may be acted upon as genuine which you knew to be false and
thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (2) (C) of the Miscellaneous
Offences Act Cap M 17 of the Revised Edition (Laws of the Federation of
Nigeria) 2007 and punishable under section 1 (2) of the same Act.”
The presiding judge, Ijeoma
Ojukwu, assured that the matter would be given urgent attention.
She, however, granted the
lawmaker, who had pleaded not guilty to all the charges, bail in the sum of
N10m, having adjourned the case to April
12.
She also ordered that
Ekpenyong be remanded in custody pending when his bail conditions would be
perfected.
Punch
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