Etim Effiong
Sokoto High Court presided over by Justice Malami Dongodaji has jailed one Aliyu Isa Abdulrashid seven years in prison for falsely representing himself as an officer of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, and testifying in the assumed capacity in a criminal charge.
A statement from the Head Media and Publicity Wilson Uwujaren and made available to journalists on Thursday noted that the sentence took place on Thursday adding that it was with an option of N250,000 fine.
“The charge read: “That you Abdulrashid Isa Aliyu, adult, male, on the 26th day of October, 2020 at Sokoto within the Jurisdiction of the High Court of Justice, Sokoto State did give false evidence when you testified under oath in charge No. SS/38C/2018 before the High Court of Justice No. 3 of Sokoto State,
“By presenting yourself as a staff of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) employed in 2014 with Force Number 65155, which you knew to be false and you thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 121 of the Sokoto State Penal Code Law, 2019 and punishable under Section 123 of the same Law.”
The defendant pleaded ‘guilty’ to the one count bordering on false evidence testified under oath in charge No. SS/38C/2018 before the High Court of Justice No. 3 of Sokoto State. The prosecuting counsel, S.H Sa’ad asked the court to convict and sentence him accordingly.