Court quashes certificate forgery case against Ado LG chairman

By Dayo Johnson

A Chief Magistrate Court successful Dutse, presided implicit by Chief Magistrate Abdullahi Ahmed Ilelah, has quashed a certificate forgery and impersonation lawsuit against the Executive Chairman of Ado Local Government, Engineer Oche Sunday Oche.

The lawsuit was initially filed by Michael Unogwu, who accused Oche of submitting a forged papers and signature of his hostile to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) successful 2018, during his bid to contention the House of Representatives spot for Ado/Okpokwu/Ogbadibo Federal Constituency.

The Nigeria Police Force had prosecuted Oche connected a two-count complaint of forgery and mendacious declaration nether oath, based connected the ailment pursuant to Section 89 of the Administration of Criminal Justice Act 2015.

However, successful his ruling, Chief Magistrate Ilelah, aft reviewing the defence presented by Oche’s counsel, Barrister John Ochogwu, dismissed the lawsuit and admonished the petitioner to refrain from bringing frivolous matters earlier the court.

Reacting to the judgment, Engineer Oche thanked the Judiciary, describing it arsenic a dependable instauration for the extortion of citizens’ rights. He expressed consciousness of the motives down the allegations and reiterated his gratitude for the court’s vindication.

Speaking with reporters, Barr. Ochogwu stated that his lawsuit had been prosecuted pursuing objections to however the All Progressives Congress (APC) enactment successful Abuja allegedly handed implicit the party’s summons to the complainant successful 2018, contempt Oche winning the superior election. Ochogwu noted that the ailment was lone revived successful 2022 erstwhile Oche declared his involvement to tally for the aforesaid House of Representatives seat.

He added that the court’s ruling efficaciously enactment to remainder each allegations of certificate forgery and impersonation against Engineer Oche Sunday Oche.

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