Forgery: Lagos lawyer faces trial October 25

A Lagos High Court in Igbosere has fixed October 25 for the trial of a lawyer, Kole Bello, for alleged conspiracy and forgery. Bello, and three others’ earlier scheduled arraignment, following a bench warrant issued for their arrest by the trial judge, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, on July 10, was stalled following the prosecution’s inability to […]

A Lagos High Court in Igbosere has fixed October 25 for the trial of a lawyer, Kole Bello, for alleged conspiracy and forgery.

Bello, and three others’ earlier scheduled arraignment, following a bench warrant issued for their arrest by the trial judge, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, on July 10, was stalled following the prosecution’s inability to present the case file. The prosecuting counsel, Rotimi Aroyewun, however, told the court that there were new developments in the case.

“A petition was forwarded to the attorney-general’s office in respect of the matter. The A-G called for the case file yesterday for a further review. So we are not with the file here,” Aroyewun said.

Following an application by defence counsel, Mr Frances Udokeorah, Justice Taiwo granted the defendants N1 million bail with two sureties in the like sum.

According the charge, the defendants committed the alleged offences sometime in December 2001.

They allegedly forged a C-of-O with Ref. No. 63/63/1989s “with the intent that it may be used or acted upon as genuine.” 

The offences contravened sections 422 and 427 of the Criminal Code Law of Lagos State, 2003.