ICPC arraigns ex-NIS officer for alleged certificate fraud in Abuja
A retired Chief Superintendent of Nigeria Immigration Service, Imam Aminu, has been arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, for alleged academic certificates forgery.
Justice A.O. Abong received a 4-count charge from the ICPC against the retired Chief Superintendent stating that the accused person forged a National Diploma Certificate in Public Administration from the Kaduna State Polytechnic and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Management from the University of Calabar.
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ICPC counsel, Mashkur Salisu, informed the court of how the defendant had used the forged certificates to enlist into NIS as well as advanced his career to the rank of a Chief Superintendent.
ICPC in Charge No: CR/821/2021 told the court that the former Immigration Officer’s action was contrary to Section 364 of the Penal Code, and if he is found guilty, shall be liable to a prison term of not less than 14 years.
When the charge was read to the accused, he pleaded not guilty to the four counts.
A statement on Tuesday by the ICPC spokesperson, Mrs. Azuka Ogugua, said that the prosecution counsel asked for a date for the hearing and for the accused to be remanded in Kuje prison pending the hearing.
Counsel to the defendant, however, moved a bail application in favour of the accused.
The trial court thereafter granted the accused bail in the sum of N500, 000 and a surety in like sum, who must reside within the jurisdiction of the court.
He was also ordered to deposit his travel documents at the court’s registry. The case was thereafter adjourned to November 9, 2021, for commencement of trial.
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