SCANDAL! Another Nigerian Federal Lawmaker Dragged To Court Over Certificate ‘forgery’

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 House of Representatives member, Nse Ekpenyong, was on Thursday arraigned at the Federal High Court, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, for alleged forgery of a polytechnic diploma.


 Mr. Ekpenyong represents the Oron Federal Constituency, Akwa Ibom State.

 The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, which arraigned the federal lawmaker on nine count charges, accused him of forging a national diploma certificate of the Abia State Polytechnic, Aba, Abia State.

 “That you Nse Bassey Ekpenyong on or about 22 November 2012, at Uyo, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court did make a document to wit: Abia State Polytechnic National Diploma Certificate in Business Administration with No. 001181 dated 22nd November, 2012 with intent that it may be acted upon as genuine which you knew to be false and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 1 (2) (C) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap M 17 of the Revised Edition (Laws of the Federation of Nigeria) 2007 and punishable under section 1 (2) of the same Act,” says one of the charges preferred against the lawmaker.

 Mr. Ekpenyong pleaded not guilty to the charges. 

 He was however, granted a N10 million bail and the case adjourned  to April 12 by the presiding judge, Ijeoma Ojukwu .
The EFCC was represented by Ahmedu Arogha.

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