EFCC arraigns fake Assistant Commissioner of Police
EFCC Chairman, Ibrahim Lamorde
The
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Wednesday arraigned one
Kunle Adeshola for allegedly parading himself as an Assistant
Commissioner of Police.
Adeshola was arraigned on seven counts
of impersonation, forgery and obtaining under false pretences, before
Justice Hussain Baba of the FCT High Court, Maitama, Abuja.
In a statement to The PUNCH by
the EFCC Head, Media and Publicity, Mr. Wilson Uwujaren, Adeshola had
allegedly presented himself to the Director-General of the Nigeria
Tourism Development Corporation, claiming he had been assigned to
discreetly investigate employees of the corporation.
He pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The prosecuting counsel, Sylvanus
Tahir, asked the court for a trial date and urged the court to remand
the accused person in prison.
The defence counsel, Yemi Akinseye,
however, prayed the court to admit the accused person to bail, stressing
that the charges preferred against him were bailable. Akinseye assured
the court that the accused would be available to face trial.
One of the charges reads, “That you,
Kunle Adeshola, ‘M’, sometimes between May and October, 2013 in Abuja,
in the Abuja Judicial Division of the High Court of the Federal Capital
Territory, falsely pretended to hold the office of an operative of the
Economic and Financial Crimes Commission with staff identity card no.
EFCC: 073, as a public servant and in such assumed character, held out
yourself to the Director-General and staff of the Nigerian Tourism
Development Corporation under the colour of such office and thereby
committed an offence punishable under section 132 of the Penal Code Cap.
532 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria (Abuja) 1990.”
Baba granted the accused bail in the
sum of N2m and a surety in like sum, who must be a civil servant of the
rank of deputy director in the federal civil service and resident in
Abuja.
Adeshola is also to be remanded in
custody until he has perfected the bail terms. The case was adjourned
till November 29, for hearing.
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