Certificate forgery: NSCDC officer jailed seven years

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A federal capital Territory (FCT) high court in Gudu has sentenced Hassan Abdullahi, a superintendent with the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), to seven years in prison for certificate forgery and corrupt self-enrichment.

E. Okpe, the presiding judge, found Abdullahi guilty on a two-count charge filed by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC).

The prosecution led by Hamza Sani told the court that Abdullahi submitted a forged Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) purportedly issued by Adamu Augie College of Education, Argungu, Kebbi state, to the NSCDC in December 2010 to aid his career progression. Thecable