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Home»Crime»Alleged forgery: Court grants bail to 24 youth in police detention six months after
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Alleged forgery: Court grants bail to 24 youth in police detention six months after

NANBy NANDecember 24, 2020No Comments
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The Federal High Court, Abuja has granted bail to 24 young men detained about six months ago by the Nigeria Police.

The youth were accused of forging documents with which they sought recruitment into the Police Force.

Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, granted a N100,000 bail to each of the defendants, with a surety who must have a property in the like sum within the court’s jurisdiction.

Justice Ekwo noted that he chose to grant the bail despite opposition by the prosecution, who claimed that the defendants would jump bail.

The judge advised the defendants not to jump bail, but to undertake the trial and clear their names.

He adjourned the matter until January 25 for trial.

The News Agency of Nigeria reports that by the bail condition, each set of defendants, represented by a separate lawyer, is required to produce a surety.

The first to the eighth defendants, represented by a lawyer, were required to have a surety; the ninth to 16th defendants would produce a surety; and  the 17th to 24th would also have a surety.

NAN reports that the 24 young men were on December 18, arraigned on a 106-count charge, marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/206/2020, and filed in the name of the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu.

They, however, pleaded not guilty to all the charges.

When the judge asked the prosecution lawyer, Mathew Omosu, on how long the defendants had been on detention, he said: “Since July this year.”

Some counts in the charge read: “That you… sometimes between 2018 to 2020 at the Nigeria Police College Borno, being bound by law to state the truth, did swear on oath, and gave an information that is false and as such committed an offence punishable by law.

“That you…on the same date and place, did assume the name, designation of police officers, and  thereby committed an offence punishable by Section 42 of the Police Act….”

Alleged forgery Justice Inyang Ekwo Mathew Omosu Mohammed Adamu
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