An Upper Area Court I1, sitting in Kabong in Jos, Plateau State, yesterday sentenced a 35-year-old man, Sadiq Musa, to three years’ imprisonment for impersonating an official of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
The Judge, Nanlang Dashe, who passed the sentence with an option of N150, 000 fine, said it would act as a deterrent to others who would want to indulge in such a crime.
Prosecutor Abdullahi Inuwa had told the court that the accused was arrested at Kwa village by officers of the State Security Service (SSS) and the case was transferred from SSS formation at Qua’an Pan Local Government Area to SSS Headquarters in Jos.
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He said an INEC identity card, INEC form EC 3A, PVC attestation form and INEC EC 50C form were recovered from the accused.
On arraignment, the accused pleaded guilty and begged the court for mercy, saying he would never get involved in crime again.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened Section 141 (1) of the Plateau State Penal Code Law, of 2017.
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