A former operative of the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Femi Michael Ajibade was today, February 19,
2014 arraigned before Justice Olasumbo Olarenwaju Goodluck of the FCT High
Court, Abuja on
a 2-count charge which borders on forgery.
Ajibade who is being prosecuted by his
former employer was alleged to have forged a Bachelor of Science degree
certificate of the University
of Ilorin with which he
secured employment into the Commission. The forgery was uncovered in the course
of the verification of the qualifications and personal data of staff, a
standard procedure in the regularisation of the employment of newly recruited
staff.
One of the counts read: “That you
Ajibade Femi Michael on or about the 25th day of November, 2004 at
Abuja in the Abuja Judicial Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital
Territory did fraudulently make a document titled University of Ilorin certificate
No: 004675 dated 24th November, 2004 and purportedly signed by
the Vice-chancellor and the Registrar awarding you a Bachelor of Science
(Geology & Mineral Science) with Second Class Honours (Upper Division) with
the intention of causing it to be believed that the same was made by University
of Ilorin which you knew did not make it and thereby committed an offence
punishable under section 364 of the Penal Code Act Cap. 532 Laws of the Federation (Abuja) 1990 Act”.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the
charge.
Upon his plea, counsel to EFCC,
Charlotte Dennis urged the court to fix a date for trial.
Justice Goodluck adjourned the case to
March 25 and 26, 2014 and ordered that the accused be remanded in Kuje Prison.
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