Certificate Forgery: Dismissed NECO staff sentenced to 24 years imprisonment

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, has secured the condemnation of a dismissed unit subordinate of the National Examinations Council, NECO, Abdulwahab Sule, for offences bordering connected certificate forgery and related corrupt practices.

The condemnation was delivered by the High Court of Niger State sitting successful Minna, presided implicit by Justice Abdullahi Mikailu, successful Charge No: NSHC/ICPC/1C/2023.

Sule, who was dismissed from NECO successful 2020 pursuing the find of irregularities successful his credentials, was recovered blameworthy connected a three-count complaint of dishonestly utilizing a forged papers arsenic genuine, possession of a forged document, and making mendacious statements.

Investigations by the ICPC revealed that the convict fraudulently utilized a forged Diploma certificate purportedly issued by the Federal University of Technology, Yola (now Modibbo Adama University, Yola) to unafraid employment with NECO successful January 2009, wherever helium remained until his dismissal successful September 2020.

Further findings showed that the certificate, dated March 18, 2008, did not emanate from the institution, arsenic confirmed by the univ...