ICPC arraigns ex-Border agency boss for alleged age falsification

A former Acting Executive Secretary of the Border Communities
Development Agency (BCDA), Victoria Odumosu, has been arraigned by
the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences
Commission (ICPC) for alleged age falsification.

Mrs Odumosu was arraigned before a judge, Olasumbo Goodluck of
the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Maitama on a
five-count charge bordering on “conferring corrupt advantage upon
herself as a public officer in order to keep herself in public
service beyond the statutory retirement age”.

She was alleged to have changed her date of birth on the
agency’s nominal roll from July 6, 1956 to July 6, 1960, when she
was made the head of Human Resources Department of the agency,
contrary to Section 19 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related
Offences Act, 2000.

ICPC says this was unearthed after it launched an investigation
into allegations contained in a petition it had received against
the accused person.

Mrs Odumosu pleaded not guilty to all the charges preferred
against her when they were read out to her.

Counsel to the accused person, Sayo J. Odumosu, through a
written application, sought the relief of the court to grant his
client bail.

Mr Goodluck then adjourned the case to Friday for bail hearing,
while the suspect has been remanded in ICPC custody.