Crime & Law

ICPC drags lecturer to court over alleged forgery

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2 weeks ago

9 March 2023

Tunde Adeleke

ICPC drags lecturer to court over alleged forgery — File photo

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned a staff of The Polytechnic, Ibadan, Mr. Mosudi Ashim, over alleged forgery and making false statements.

A statement shared on the ICPC verified social media pages on Thursday said Mr. Ashim was arraigned before the Hon. Justice Olalekan Owolabi of the Oyo State High Court 12, in Ibadan.

The Commission had filed a 3-count charge alleging that the accused presented a Curriculum Vitae captioned “The Polytechnic, Ibadan – Academic Staff Curriculum vitae for 2018 Annual Assessment” to the Management/Faculty of Engineering of Ibadan Polytechnic during the Faculty Promotion exercises in 2015, 2016 and 2018.

The charge alleged that he claimed to be a registered member of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria (COREN) with Registration Number: R13988, knowing it to be false and with the intent to mislead the Polytechnic during the promotion exercise.