A
58-year-old mother, Fausat Ajibola has been arrested over alleged forgery of
exam certificates.
She was
brought before the Oshodi Magistrates’ court on Thursday, on two-count charge
of conspiracy and forgery.
According to
the prosecutor, Cpl. Kehinde Olatunde:
“She
obtained the
fake certificate in 2008 on behalf of her daughter, who needed the
original certificate urgently as one of the requirements to further her
education abroad.
“The accused
went to her daughter’s school to collect the certificate but it was not ready,
so she had to go for the fake certificate at ‘Oluwole’ in Lagos Island and sent
it to her daughter,”
He further
alleged that on Oct. 11, the daughter of the accused went to NECO office at No
20, Coker Road, Ilupeju, Lagos, seeking to correct some mistakes on the said
certificate.
Evidently,
the daughter was unaware that her certificate was fake.
Olatunde
told the court that the forgery was discovered by a NECO member of staff which
led to the daughter being interrogated and the accused was then apprehended.
Fausat
Ajibola, a resident of No 37, Obasola Ajijola St., Ijesha-tedo, Lagos, pleaded
not guilty to the charges brought against her. She was finally granted bail in
the sum of N150,000.
The case was
adjourned till Nov 22.
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