EFCC arraigns man for forgery, giving false information – TheNigerialawyer

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arraigned one
Tijani Adamu before Justice Mohammed Muazu of the Kaduna State High
Court on seven counts bordering on forgery and giving false
information.

Tijani had offered to stand surety for one Ibrahim Adamu, who
was arrested for alleged fraud and was to be granted bail pending
the conclusion of investigation into the case.

Tijani was said to have presented documents to the EFCC claiming
to be an employee of the Universal Basic Education Commission.

However, when the documents were sent to the UBEC for
verification, the feedback was that his appointment with the agency
was terminated in 2004.

Tijani was consequently arrested.

In his statement to the EFCC, the suspect confessed that he was
approached by his friend, one Alhaji Shuaibu, to stand surety for
Adamu.

He also confessed that he forged the documents, which included a
letter of introduction from UBEC as a level 16 officer, alongside
others.

The counts preferred against him read in part, “That you, Alhaji
Tijani Adamu, sometime in January 2019 in Kaduna, within the
judicial division of this honourable court, did pretend to be a
Deputy Director, Internal Audit on salary grade level 16/5 of the
National Primary Education Commission/ Universal Basic Education
Commission, which you knew to be false and in that assumed
character, stood as surety for one Ibrahim Adamu with the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission, thereby committing an offence
contrary to and punishable under Section 96 of the Penal Code Law
of Kaduna State, 2017.”

He pleaded not guilty to the charges when they were read to him
on Thursday, according to a statement by the acting EFCC spokesman,
Tony Orilade.

The prosecuting counsel, Y. J. Matiyak, urged the court to give
a date for the commencement of trial, and also prayed for the
remand of the defendant in prison pending the trial date.

The defence counsel, A. M. Imam, however, moved a bail
application, but Matiyak objected, arguing that the alleged offence
bordered on felony, noting that he needed time to file a counter
affidavit in response to the bail application.

After listening to the arguments, Justice Muazu ordered that the
defendant be remanded in prison and adjourned to July 3, 2019, for
hearing of the bail application and the commencement of trial.

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