Police Arraigns Man In Court For Allegedly Securing Job With Stolen Certificate

The police on Thursday arraigned
one Jacob Adeola in a Gudu Upper
Area Court in the FCT, for allegedly
securing a job with a stolen
certificate.
Adeola, a resident of No. 6, G.R.A.,
Abeokuta, Ogun is standing trial on a
three-count charge of criminal
trespass, theft and cheating by
impersonation.
The prosecutor, Cpl. Israel Nongo
told the court that one Afuye Samuel
of Ode-Ekiti, Ekiti State reported the
matter at the Apo Police Station on
Jan. 7.
He further said that the accused
person trespassed into the
complainant’s house and stole the
complainant’s certificates in July,
2014.
Mr. Nongo listed the certificates as a
Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor
of surgery of University of Lagos,
NYSC discharge certificate,
certificate of local government of
origin and WAEC certificate.
He listed others stolen items as First
School Leaving Certificate and
Primary School Testimonial,
certificate of annual practicing
licence and certificate of provisional
registration as a medical
practitioner, among others.
Mr. Nongo added that the accused
person ran to Abuja from Ekiti State
and used the said certificates to
secure a job at Luna Hospital,
Gwarinpa as a medical practitioner.
“The accused also claimed the
nominal complainant’s full names as
it appeared on the certificates and
took the complainant’s license to
Medical and Dental Council of
Nigeria for renewal”, he said.
He further said that the complainant
got a call from the council to renew
his license which he had applied for,
which also revealed to the
complainant that the accused person
was using his license.
He said that the offences committed
contravened sections 348, 288 and
324 of the penal code.
The accused, however, pleaded not
guilty to the charges.
The Judge, Umar Kagarko granted
the accused bail in the sum of N300,
000 with a surety that must reside
within the court’s jurisdiction.
He adjourned the case to Feb 13 for
hearing.