JUST IN: Court Sends Peter Obi To Jail For Possession Of Fraudulent Documents

JUST IN: Court Sends Peter Obi To Jail For Possession Of Fraudulent Documents

On Tuesday, Justice O.A. Okunuga of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja convicted and sentenced Tope Peter Obi to one year in prison for possession of fraudulent documents.

According to Wilson Uwujaren, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Spokesperson, the convict was arraigned by the EFCC’s Lagos Zonal Command on a one-count charge of possession of fraudulent documents, which is a violation of Section 318 of the Lagos State Criminal Law of 2011.

The count reads, “That you, Tope Peter Obi, sometimes on the 8th day of July, 2022 in Lagos, within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court, had in your possession documents wherein you fraudulently represented yourself as Chris Lane, an American to one Hewitt, a representation of which from the circumstance of this case you knew or reasonably ought to know to be false.”

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He pleaded “guilty” to the one-count charge.

In light of his plea, prosecutor G.C. Akaogu reviewed the facts, describing how intelligence reports linked the defendant to the alleged crime, prompting his arrest and further investigation.

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The prosecution also presented the defendant’s statements and the items recovered from him as evidence.

Following the defendant’s guilty plea and the evidence presented in court, the trial Judge found him guilty as charged.

Bisola Oshundunmade, the defense counsel, pleaded with the court to temper justice with mercy.

After hearing all of the evidence and submissions from both parties, Justice Okunuga sentenced the defendant to one year in prison with the option of a N500,000 fine.

Items recovered from him, including an iPhone X, were ordered forfeited to the federal government.

The defendant was also ordered to sign an undertaking with the EFCC to be of good behavior and never to engage in any form of economic and financial crime within or outside the borders of Nigeria.

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