Bizman arraigned over forgery of Sokoto gov’t documents

A middle aged Ilorin-based businessman, Joseph Oyejuwon, has been arraigned ‎before an Ilorin magistrate’s court over alleged forgery of Sokoto State government’s contract document and issuance of dud cheque. The accused was arraigned before Magistrate Nurudeen Adeyanju on a ‎three-count charge of forgery, issuance of dud cheque and obtaining property by false pretence. Oyejuwon, who […]

A middle aged Ilorin-based businessman, Joseph Oyejuwon, has been arraigned ‎before an Ilorin magistrate’s court over alleged forgery of Sokoto State government’s contract document and issuance of dud cheque.

The accused was arraigned before Magistrate Nurudeen Adeyanju on a ‎three-count charge of forgery, issuance of dud cheque and obtaining property by false pretence.

Oyejuwon, who is the chairman of Protocol Kleaning Service Nig Ltd was ‎said to have committed the offences sometimes in October 2015.

The police prosecutor, Sgt. James Oladosu, said the complainant, ‎Ezekiel Adegoke, on May 25, 2017 reported the matter to the police through a letter of complaint.

The prosecutor told the court that the accused approached his‎ financial institution for credit facility of N2.5 million for the purpose of financing a contract of supplying eight units of transformers to Sokoto State Ministry of Finance.

“He said the complainant granted the credit facility to the accused ‎person upon the presentation of the purported letter of award of the contract to him.

“The complainant stated further that when the credit facility was due ‎for repayment, the Stanbic IBTC Bank, Fidelity Bank and FCMB cheques issued to him by the accused were found to be dud at the respective banks,” the prosecutor said. Oladosu told the court that upon investigation, the police discovered that the document the accused gave the complainant was fake and forged.

He said police investigation also revealed that the said document for the award of the contract presented by the accused to obtain the credit facility did not emanate from the ministry.