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Man Who Forged Ex-Finance Minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala’s Signature Faces Trial

by Damilare Salami
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A job seeker named Raymond Azuka has been docked by an Abuja High Court, Nyanya on Wednesday for forging the signature of former finance minister, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.

It was earlier reported that on May 19, 2015, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed six counts bordering on forgery.

The EFCC said that Obiejigo, who holds a Higher National Diploma (HND) from Federal Polytechnic Oko, Anambra allegedly forged a reference letter purportedly from the Okonjo-Iweala alongside his curriculum vitae requesting for employment into the commission and Nigerian Security Printing and Minting, NSPM.

In convicting Azuka, Justice Baba Idris, fixed Dec. 7, for sentencing.

Baba held that out of the six count, the court convicted Azuka on two counts.

He held that the confessional statements by the defendant, contained the evidence where the defendant admitted forging the reference letter purported to have been signed by Okonjo- Iweala.

Baba held that the admittance was the best evidence and in this instance, the defendant admitted forging the reference letters and EFCC provided graphic evidence of that too.

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