Court Remands 3 For Allegedly Forging, Issuing Fake Affidavits In Port Harcourt

A Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt has remanded three
persons on charges bordering on fraud, felony and conspiracy to
forge Rivers State Judiciary Stamps and issuing unauthorized
affidavits to members of public

Chindinma Ikeokwu is in one count alleged to have forged three
Rivers state High court stamps, the signature of commissioner for
Oaths and issued affidavits of different types.

Goodluck Lezoo and Raphael Pie in a two counts charge were also
alleged to have committed the same offence.

According to the charges, the suspects are alleged to have
deceived their victims that the documents are properties of the
Rivers State Judiciary and are genuine to the prejudice of the
general public and thereby committed an offence punishable under
the section of the Criminal Code of Law of Federation, 2004.

The suspects, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Chief Magistrate Amadi Nna adjourned till 23rd of July for bail
consideration following the bail application by defence counsels
while ordering that the suspects be remanded in prisons.

Speaking to journalists outside the courtroom, the Port Harcourt
branch Chairman of Nigeria Bar Association, Prince Onyekwere who
represented NBA as the petitioner while speaking about their
interest on the matter, said “we noticed that some people are
forging affidavits claiming to be commissioners for oath in the
judiciary and from our own private investigation, they are not from
the judiciary, those affidavits did not emanate from the
judiciary.”

“We also have bank tellers purporting to have paid money into
the judiciary account; those monies were not paid into the
judiciary”.

“We want to advise members of the public that affidavits are
done in court before the commissioner for oaths.”

A Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt has remanded three
persons on charges bordering on fraud, felony and conspiracy to
forge Rivers State Judiciary Stamps and issuing unauthorized
affidavits to members of public

Chindinma Ikeokwu is in one count alleged to have forged three
Rivers state High court stamps, the signature of commissioner for
Oaths and issued affidavits of different types.

Goodluck Lezoo and Raphael Pie in a two counts charge were also
alleged to have committed the same offence.

According to the charges, the suspects are alleged to have
deceived their victims that the documents are properties of the
Rivers State Judiciary and are genuine to the prejudice of the
general public and thereby committed an offence punishable under
the section of the Criminal Code of Law of Federation, 2004.

The suspects, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Chief Magistrate Amadi Nna adjourned till 23rd of July for bail
consideration following the bail application by defence counsels
while ordering that the suspects be remanded in prisons.

Speaking to journalists outside the courtroom, the Port Harcourt
branch Chairman of Nigeria Bar Association, Prince Onyekwere who
represented NBA as the petitioner while speaking about their
interest on the matter, said “we noticed that some people are
forging affidavits claiming to be commissioners for oath in the
judiciary and from our own private investigation, they are not from
the judiciary, those affidavits did not emanate from the
judiciary.”

“We also have bank tellers purporting to have paid money into
the judiciary account; those monies were not paid into the
judiciary”.

“We want to advise members of the public that affidavits are
done in court before the commissioner for oaths.”