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  • SANs: prosecute Senate rules forgery suspects

    SANs: prosecute Senate rules forgery suspects

    National Assembly Clerk Salisu Maikasuwa, senators and any other person found culpable in the illegal amendment to the Senate Standing Order should be prosecuted, some eminent lawyers said yesterday.

    The police have declared the Standing Order, which was used for the June 9 election of Dr. Bukola Saraki as the President of the Eighth Senate, a forgery.

    Prof. Itsay Sagay,  Yusuf Ali (SAN) and Monday Ubani yesterday called for the prosecution of those who had a hand in the alteration of the standing rules applied to pick the Senate President, his deputy and four principal officers.

    But the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice in the defunct Second Republic, Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN), held a contrary position.

     He argued that the police lacked the power to meddle in what he described as the Senate’s internal affairs.

    Sagay said he was not surprised by Maikasuwa’s alleged involvement in the matter.

    He said the Clerk should be suspended immediately and be put on trial.

    His words: “Forgery is forgery. It is a crime. And it is a crime that should be prosecuted. As far as I am concerned, the first thing is that he should be suspended as clerk of the NASS and then should be prosecuted for forgery.

    “It has always been my view from the very first day (June 9, 2015) that Saraki fraudulently got himself into Senate presidency, that it would not have been possible without him compromising the clerk of the NASS.

    “It was the clerk himself who convoked the little crowd of PDP senators that were there and APC senators that were there.

    “In other words, he was the one who got the proceedings started when over 60 of the APC senators were away somewhere else. I am, therefore, not surprised that he was involved in altering the rules of the Senate illegally.”

    Ali urged law enforcement agencies to do their work.

     “If a crime has been committed by anybody, the rule of law should take its course,” he said, adding that the  police know the appropriate organ to report to if there is need to prosecute the suspects.

    Former Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Ikeja branch, Monday Ubani also maintained that all those found culpable in the alleged forgery should be prosecuted.

    Ubani said: “The only thing we expect now is that those involved be arraigned and charged to court.  Even if they are senators and are involved in the forgery case, we expect that the appropriate agency should take up that matter  and prosecute them and to also ensure that the case is tried speedily and concluded because it is very important to us.”

    Ubani cited China where he said the rule of law will be allowed to take its full course in such a matter to buttress his view for the prosecution of those found culpable.

    “China is not a godly nation. They don’t go to church on Sunday. But do you know why China is working today? It is because they allow their laws to work. The rule of law is supreme in China”, he noted, emphasising, “as long as we don’t allow our laws to work, Nigeria would not grow.”

    “The moment we begin to obey our laws and do the right thing with our laws, Nigeria will begin to work. Let whoever is culpable be charged to court and be prosecuted successfully.”

    Second Republic lawmaker Dr Junaid Muhammed said if the police report was correct, Maikasuwa should face the music.

    Muhammed, a House of Representatives member in the Second Republic, condemned the clerk for his involvement in the conspiracy against due process in the National Assembly.

    “Maikasuwa, as a civil servant should have acted in a manner that will support a vibrant institution like the National Assembly, but he has undermined the process of the second era of government,” Muhammed said.

    He advised Maikasuwa to go back to his  state if he want to be a politician. “What  he did to undermine the democratic  process is treachery,” Muhammed said.

    However, to a former Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Chief Richard Akinjide (SAN), the police lack the power to meddle in the Senate’s internal affairs.

    Akinjide is in doubt if any lawmaker can be prosecuted on the basis of the police report.

    He said: “It would have been better to first see the police report and rules which governs the Senate. But don’t forget, the National Assembly is sovereign. You cannot mix National Assembly rules with party rules. They are two different things. I was in parliament for two terms and I know that party rules are different from parliament rules.

    “If they break the rules of the National Assembly, they have not committed any offence. Two, this is not a matter for the police. The National Assembly is sovereign, so it is not a matter the police should be investigating.

    “It will be absurd in the House of Commons in London or parliament in America for the police to investigate what they did well or didn’t do well. With the greatest respect to the police, I think they are wrong in what they’re doing.”

  • Senate crisis: NASS Clerk faces trial as Police establish forgery

    Senate crisis: NASS Clerk faces trial as Police establish forgery

    *File sent to Ministry of Justice
    *Buhari angry over how Clerk gate crashed into Ramadan dinner
    *Ekweremadu’s fate unknown

    The Police appear to have established a case of forgery of the Senate Standing Orders 2015 which paved the way for the June 9, 2015 emergence of Dr. Bukola Saraki as Senate President and Chief Ike Ekweremadu as Deputy Senate President.

    There were indications yesterday that the police might charge the  Clerk to the National Assembly, Alhaji Salisu Maikasuwa to  court  for the alleged forgery of the Standing Orders.

    Maikasuwa may be arraigned with some staff of the National Assembly suspected of having played one role or the other in the drafting of the rules.

    But the fate of Ekweremadu who was one of those quizzed by the Police in the course of their investigation into the matter was unknown last night.

    Police sources declined to discuss his fate.

    Already, the case file has been sent to the Federal Ministry of Justice for advice and prosecution.

    Besides the Standing Orders matter, the Clerk is also said to be facing  a fresh crisis on how he was selected to be part of a Ramadan dinner (Iftar) with President Muhammadu Buhari while under investigation by the Police.

    The Presidency is investigating alleged breach of protocol by the Clerk by attending the breaking of fast with the President.

    Investigation in Abuja showed that the Police, acting on a petition by six Senators, believed that the Senate Standing Orders 2015 was forged.

    According to findings, the Police team, led by Deputy Inspector-General Danazumi Job Doma, discovered many anomalies in the said Senate Standing Orders.

    The   Police findings include the followings:

    *The Senate Standing Orders 2007(as amended) was still in force when the 7th Senate wound up.

    *There was no time the 7th Senate amended the Standing Orders or any subsisting motion as shown in the Senate Standing Orders 2015

    * The Senate Standing Orders 2015 was strange and a violation of Paragraph 110 of the Senate Standing Orders 2007(as amended)

    *All the principal officers of the 7th Senate interviewed admitted that the Senate Standing Orders 2007(as amended) was not reviewed before their tenure ended.

    * A clear case of forgery, manipulation, and tampering has been established.

    * Those connected with the forgery should be immediately prosecuted.

    A top police source said: “We have concluded our investigation and recommended the Clerk to the National Assembly and a few others for trial.

    “The Clerk presided over the election of some Principal Officers of the Senate on June 9 with a forged Standing Orders 2015 when he ought to know better.

    “As I am talking to you, we have sent the investigation file to the Federal Ministry of Justice for Legal Advice and prosecution.”

    The police source said the Senate Standing Orders 2015 was not in compliance with Paragraph 110 (1) of the Senate Standing Orders 2007 (as amended).

    The source added: “The National Assembly management claimed that it has the prerogative to set the rules for the election of a new set of Principal Officers since the 8th Senate was yet to be inaugurated.

    “They said since nature abhors vacuum, they did nothing wrong with the Senate Standing Orders 2015.

    “But when we asked them why they refused to use Senate Standing Orders 2007as the case with the 8th Senate, they were not too convincing.”

    Paragraph 110(1) of the Senate Standing Orders 2007 (as amended) says: ” Any Senator desiring to amend any part of the Rules or adding any new clause shall give notice of such amendments in writing to the President of the Senate giving details of the proposed amendments.

    “The President of the Senate shall within seven working days of the receipt of the notice, cause the amendments to be printed and circulated to members. Thereafter, it shall be printed in the Order Paper of the Senate.

    “The Mover or Movers of the amendments shall be allowed to explain in detail the proposed amendments. Thereafter, the Senate shall decide by simple majority votes whether the amendments should be considered or rejected.

    “If the decision is to consider the amendments, then another date shall be set aside by the Rules and Business Committee whereby opportunity would be given to Senators to further propose amendments but must strictly be confined to the original amendments. “Two-third majority shall decide the amendments and such amendments shall form part of the Rules of the Senate.”

    Meanwhile, the Clerk to the National Assembly might be in fresh trouble over how he was included in the list of those who broke Ramadan fast with President Buhari while still being investigated by the police.

    A breach of protocol was being probed as at press time.

    But the President made the Clerk to know that he was an unwanted guest at the Villa when he was introduced at the end of the dinner.

    A source said: “When he was introduced to Buhari for a handshake after the dinner, the President said: ‘You, how did you get here? If I knew I would not have allowed you to enter this place.’ I think some protocol officers committed a slip.

    “We did not know how he got onto the list of the guests of the President. This is why the President is very strict with his schedule and aides.”

     

  • Police quiz Ekweremadu, National Assembly Clerk for alleged forgery

    Police quiz Ekweremadu, National Assembly Clerk for alleged forgery

    •Mark, Ndoma-Egba, others for interrogation

    A TEAM of policemen yesterday interrogated Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and the Clerk of the National Assembly, Alhaji Salisu Maikasuwa,  for an alleged unwholesome alteration of the Senate Standing Rule.

    It was learnt the police operatives arrived at the National Assembly complex around 2p.m. and departed after over two hours.

    The officers, who were led by a Commissioner of Police, went to the office of Ekweremadu after which they also went to the office of the clerk.

    Others who were also invited by the police, it was gathered, include former Senate President David Mark, former Senate Leader in the Seventh Senate Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, Clerk of the Senate Mr. Benedict Efeturi, Chairman, Senate Committee on Business and Rules in the Seventh Senate Senator Ita Enang and secretary of the committee.

    This was contained in a letter addressed to Maikasuwa, entitled: “Letter of Invitation: Re: Forgeries/Fraudulent use of Senate Standing Order/Rules 2015 (as amended) by the 8th Senate.”

    The letter was dated July 1and signed by Deputy Inspector-General of Police, Force Criminal Intelligence and Investigation Department, Abuja, DIG Dan’ Azumi J. Doma.

    The three paragraph letter reads in part: “This office is looking into the complaint of the above subject matter, brought before the Inspector-General of Police by the Senate Unity Forum.

    “You are kindly requested to ask the under mentioned key officials of the Seventh Senate to have an audience with the undersigned on or before July 6, 2015.

    “While anticipating that you will give the request the urgent attention it requires, please accept the warm and high regards of the Inspector-General of Police.”

    Also the petition of the Senate Unity Forum, endorsed by its secretary, Senator Suleiman Hunkuyi (Kaduna North), to the police over the alleged forgery reads in part:

    “We write to bring to your attention, the existence of the fraudulent introduction of a 2015 Senate Standing Rules, as amended.

    “We wish to attach the original and authentic Standing Order for 2011 that was used by the Seventh Senate, (Annexure A)

    “We again annex hereto a purported amended Standing Orders 2015, which was used by the Clerk to the National Assembly (along with the Clerk of the Senate) in inaugurating the 8th Senate on June 9, 2015, Annexure B.

    “The so-called new Standing Orders purports to allow for secret instead of the open ballot system that has been prevalent in all Senate elections as permitted by the extant rules.

    “These infractions, among others, arise from the fraudulent production of the Rules without an approved consideration by the Seventh Senate.

    “At no time was the Standing Orders of the Senate amended during the entire life of the Seventh Senate neither has the Eighth Senate sat for long enough to produce the rules now being circulated and in use.

    “We, therefore, appeal that you use your good offices to investigate and bring to justice all persons who may have been responsible for this fraud, which has led to the undue political crises and abnormalities in the politics.

    “While you carry out your job in sanitising the system, please, be assured of our esteemed regards.”

     

  • Family accuses Kashamu of forgery

    The Ambali Bakare family of Ogombo community in Etiosa Local Government Area of Lagos State has accused embattled Senator-elect Buruji Kashamu of taking over their land.

    Kashamu, who is embroiled in a dispute with the National Drug Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), reportedly bought 175 acres of the Bakares’ land in 2008.

    Addressing reporters in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre, yesterday, the family, led by Shafiudeen Bakare, claimed that the land was bought through a questionable source.

    Bakare said they have all the documents relating to the land and vowed to challenge the senator-elect in court.

    The land, he alleged, was bought by Kashamu in the name of one of his companies from Chief Yomi Adejumo, who is not a member of the Ambali Bakare family.

    Bakare also accused Kashamu of intimidating and harassing them with members of the Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) from Ijebu Igbo.

    Bakare said: “We are here to tell of the fraudulent buying of our land at Ajah by Buruji Kashamu under the business name of Bukas Kasmal International Ltd.

    “When some of those who purchased parts of the land from us sued us, the court ruled that we, the original owners, should be in court.

    “So, we have been making arrangements to revisit the case.”

    According to the documents shown to reporters, a Lagos High Court heard the case in 2012.

    It had the People of Lagos as plaintiff and three others, including Kashamu’s company- Bukas Kasmal Int’l Ltd- as respondents.

    Bakare said the family is returning to court because it is not satisfied with the case being struck out by the trial judge partly on technical grounds.

  • Aviation security arrests man over forgery

    Aviation security arrests man over forgery

    Aviation security personnel attached to the Murtala Muhammed Airport, Lagos have arrested a man for forging a letter of employment to unsuspecting applicants seeking jobs at the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN).

    The unidentified man was arrested Thursday and handed over to the airport police command for prosecution.

    The general manager, corporate communications of FAAN, Mr. Yakubu Dati disclosed this Thursday.

    Dati said the authority is becoming disturbed by the fraudulent activities of some individuals who are defrauding unsuspecting applicants by asking them to pay money into some bank accounts in order to influence their employment into the airport authority.

    In a statement Dati said; “It has been brought to the notice of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) that some fraudulent individuals are demanding that applicants to the recently advertised vacant positions in FAAN pay money into some bank  account in order to influence their employment into the Authority.

    “The Authority wishes to inform the public, especially applicants to the said vacant positions that the Authority does not demand money from any applicant to get employed. The current recruitment exercise is being done in the most transparent and orderly manner so we advise that nobody should pay any amount of money to any individual or company to get employed in the Authority.

    “We also advise that affected applicants should report such fraudulent proposition to the Police as the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria will not be held responsible for any fraudulent transaction in relation to the on-going recruitment exercise in the Authority.

    “All employments will be based on merit as there are stipulated criteria for the recruitment into the Authority.

    “This release became necessary following the arrest of one man by officers of our Aviation Security Service at the Murtala Muhammed Airport while he was handing over a forged letter of employment to an unsuspecting applicant.

    The suspect has been handed over to the police at the airport.”

  • PDP seeks senator’s arrest for alleged forgery

    The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu State has petitioned the police on the alleged forgery of the party’s December 8 governorship primaries’ result sheet by Senator Ayogu Eze.

    He was one of the aspirants.

    In a petition dated December 17 signed by the Chairman, Mr. Ikeje Asogwa, PDP  alerted the police to what it claimed to be a plot by the lawmaker to truncate the primary election with forged documents.

    Asogwa said: “The Peoples Democratic Party primaries to present a governorship candidate in Enugu State took place at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, Enugu, on December 8.

    “The party, from the national headquarters, appointed a five-man electoral committee to conduct the primaries. Members of the panel were King Asara A. Asara (chairman), Ukpai Ukairo (secretary), Saratu Umar, Alamu Adeyemi and my humble self as the chairman of the party.

    “Members came with the official result sheets from the headquarters, as well as the ballot papers and other materials. At the end of the exercise, they issued a result, saying Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi won the election.

    “Surprisingly, Senator Eze altered the result, purporting same to be the result of the primaries of December 8. It was produced on a forged sheet, purporting to be the result sheet of the PDP.”

    He added: “I hereby enclose the original result sheet, which has the name, logo, address of the national secretariat of the party, serial number issued to the panel and the signatures of the national chairman, the national secretary, the national organising secretary, the returning officer and the electoral officer. I mark same as Annexure I.

    “I also mark as Annexure 2, the purported result of the primary election written on the forged result sheet, purporting same to be the result sheet of the party. A look at Annexure 2 will show that it does not contain the essentials of the authentic result sheet of the party as enumerated above.”

    The chairman told the police that Eze allegedly altered the forged document and used same in the processes he filed at the Federal High Court, Abuja and urged them to investigate the matter and prosecute anybody found guilty.”

    The Senator Ayogu Eze Governorship Campaign Organisation, reacting, described the allegation as wild and a contempt of court.

    In a statement, titled: “Who’s afraid of Sen. Ayogu Eze”, the organisation insisted that its candidate was the duly elected candidate in the primary.

    Saying its candidate was elected by the authentic delegates elected on November 1 and validated by an Abuja High Court, the organisation wondered why the PDP rushed to court on December 9, a day after the primary, to stop its candidate from parading himself as the candidate.

    “Why did they rush to court to stop our candidate if they truly believe the result of the election was forged?” the organisation asked in a statement by its Director of Legal Services, Kingsley Onyeke.

  • Fraud, forgery hit N20b, says KPMG report

    The Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN’s) report for the first  half of last year has shown that there were 2,478 fraud and forgery cases involving banks valued at over N20 billion, a report by KPMG has said.

    This, it said, represented an eight per cent increase over the previous year volume but a significant increase in value of over 200 per cent from 2012.

    The Banking Industry Customer Satisfaction Survey by KPMG obtained by The Nation said increasing frequency and magnitude of cybercrime incidents globally make it apparent that cybercrime is here to stay.

    It said with a yearly growth rate of three per cent over the past five years and $21 billion inflow of personal remittances last year, Nigeria is the fifth largest remittance receiver worldwide in terms of volume.

    It said remittance to Nigeria accounts for 65.6 per cent of total flows into sub-Saharan Africa.

    The feat, it said, presents some opportunity for banks who may want to tap into the opportunities created by this class of Nigerians who wish to transact banking business using their local bank accounts.

    In an online survey of 127 Nigerians resident across 12 countries who maintain local banking relationships, convenience was the overwhelming driver of value.

    According to the report, when asked for the most important factor in their banking relationships, 44 per cent of the customers selected the availability of internet banking. In particular, customers identified the ease of use of the internet banking platform as the most important factor followed closely by the quality of customer service.

    Interestingly, 77 per cent of those surveyed transfer money through formal channels – banks (48 per cent) or through other money transfer agencies (29 per cent) – compared to 19 per cent who said they typically send money home through less formal ways.

    Also, on the effectiveness of the contact centre, the ease of complaints resolution was cited as a major area of dissatisfaction.

    It said more than 50 per cent of customers who have used their bank’s contact centre have been dissatisfied with the promptness of issues resolution and quality of feedback. It cited one bank’s  response to a customer facing some debit card challenges was for the customer to wait until his next visit home, for his query to be resolved.

    In this year’s survey, two per cent of retail customers indicated that they had experienced a fraud incident in the last year and while this number appears small today, it may signify the start of a potentially disturbing future trend.

    It said a survey by KPMG in the Netherlands showed 80 per cent of the respondents indicated that cybercrime is no hype and will continue to be a challenging topic.

    The survey showed that 49 per cent of organisations have experienced some form of cybercrime activity during the past 12 months, stressing that it is not to say the rest have not experienced an attack; they may not have the proper detection measures in place.

    Among the 49 per cent that have experienced an attack, 10 per cent indicated that they have been attacked more than 100 times within the past year. Inadequate detection procedures may conceal the real number of cybercrime attacks. Only 50 per cent of the respondents were able to detect attacks and only 44 per cent of the organisations felt comfortable that they were able to respond.

    It said organisations should ask themselves whether they are aware and capable of handling a cybercrime attack. The survey found that 35 per cent do not agree that their organisation is sufficiently aware of cybercrime, although the financial sector respondents score significantly lower. This would imply that financial institutions are more aware of cybercrime than other typologies.

    Attacks may come by various methods heavily on and correlate with the budgets that have been made available. The damage from cybercrime attacks and budgets allocated to cybercrime defence can be substantial.It said the way  cybercrime defence budgets are allocated for prevention, detection and response measures should be considered carefully.

  • Forgery: ‘Edo lawmaker wasn’t my employee’

    Two witnesses testified yesterday in an alleged case of forgery of tax clearance certificate forgery against Edo State House of Assembly Majority Leader Philip Shaibu by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences (ICPC).
    Shaibu, who is representing Estako West II, was arraigned on a six-count of forging tax clearance certificates.
    The witnesses are: Okharedia Ihimekpen and Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Zaknote Ventures Nigeria Limited, Zakari Ayonote.
    Ayonote, who was the second prosecution witness, told the court that Shaibu was not an employee of his company.
    The witness said he never gave the accused any document to obtain a tax clearance from the Edo State Board of Internal Revenue.
    Under cross-examination by Mr. Ken Mozia (SAN), counsel to Shaibu, Ayonote said most of his company’s workers were casuals who were paid by hand.
    He said he did not apply for a tax clearance for any of his workers because none of them requested him to do so.
    Ihimekpen said he petitioned the ICPC after his investigation showed that Shaibu did not graduate from the University of Jos (UNIJOS) and the documents he (Shaibu) presented to the Edo State Board of Internal Revenue were allegedly falsified.
    Counsel to the ICPC, Godson Igbadumhe, said some of his witnesses were being threatened, adding that he was advised by the court to apply for summons to be served on witnesses because they were unwilling to appear voluntarily.

  • Fraud,forgery cost banks N20b, says survey

    Banks lost over N20 billion to frauds and forgeries between January and June, last year, according to a survey.

    There were 2.478 fraud and forgery cases valued at over N20 billion during the first half of last year, the KPMG Nigeria 2014 Customer Satisfaction Survey on Fraud and Forgery said.

    The figure, it said, represents an eight per cent increase over the previous year’s volume and indicates a significant increase in value of over 200 per cent from 2012.

    On cybercrime, the report said at two per cent of retail customers indicated that they were fraud victims last year, adding that while this number appears small today, it may signify the start of a potentially disturbing future trend.

    The battle against cybercrime is a typical example of a rat-race that is difficult to win, it said, adding that the least one can do is to try to stay as up to-date as possible.

    According to the report, an overwhelming number of corporate customers (95 per cent)     rated security of their online corporate solution as their most important element of online banking, followed by the ease of use, and convenience.

    “When questioned specifically on their level of comfort with the quality of online banking security, only 50 per cent of customers reported strong satisfaction levels, others were of the opinion that there was room for further improvements,” it said.

    For Chief Financial Officers (CFOs) and Treasurers of corporate organisations, banks will need to focus on two priority areas to further improve user experience and meet the evolving needs of corporate users.

    Corporate customers, such as CFOs and Treasurers, want banks to recognise the changing nature of their roles so as to provide appropriate support, especially in the area of reporting. This specific class of customers desires greater flexibility and options for customising financial reports.

    The report identified lack of sufficient detail in reporting of transactions as well as the inability to see at a glance, a consolidated view of all banking transactions and accounts across different banking relationships.

    “Increasingly, real-time data is crucial to corporate planning, forecasting and decision-making. Thus, it is clear why corporate customers are demanding that banks provide reliable and accessible real-time data.

    A number of the corporate respondents suggested that more banks should build capabilities to support integration between Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) platforms and banks’ proprietary e-payment solutions, thereby minimising the need for manual intervention and ultimately reducing the risk of errors,” it said.

    KPMG said corporate customers continue to complain that banks need to invest a lot more towards a deeper understanding of their businesses and industry. That way, they feel that banks will be able to support their needs in a more proactive and comprehensive manner.

    However, when questioned on banks’ ability and responsiveness towards designing fit-for-need solutions, only 29 per cent of corporate customers expressed satisfaction with their bank’s ability to tailor solutions to their needs.

    In the three segments, product suitability was rated as one of the most important service measures for customer satisfaction. While the retail and SME customer segments reported slight increases in satisfaction with product suitability, their interest in loans against satisfaction remained  unchange in the corporate segment.

    “For corporate bodies, there was some improvement in satisfaction levels with the quality of e-payments and collections capabilities. In our estimation, we feel that the issue may not necessarily be that quality has declined — in many instances, banks have made considerably more investments — it is that customer expectations have increased,” it said.

    Access to credit remain, it said, a significant challenge for retail and Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) customers. Despite majority of customers in both segments expressing interest in accessing loans, only about two in ten customers are very pleased with the ease of access to credit facilities.

     

  • Certificate forgery: I will punish Kakih, says Suswam

    Certificate forgery: I will punish Kakih, says Suswam

    Governor Gabriel Suswam has said he will ensure that Terver Kakih ,who leveled allegations of certificate forgery against him is punished.

    This he said would serve as deterrent to others who may contemplate such action.

    Reacting to the Supreme Court judgement which dismissed the forgery case brought against him by Terver Kakih, Governor Suswam said he has already instructed his lawyer to institute a legal action against Terver Kakih.

    He stated that he will get the court to punish Kakih for trying to smear his name saying petition written in Tiv has become a recurrent decimal .

    “They did it to minority rights crusader, the late Joseph Tarkaa and to the second republic governor Aper Aku”, but he is “determined to put a stop to such  wicked actions by Tiv people”.

    Meanwhile, the publisher of Power Sterling Magazine, Mr. Tom Oga Ohia has been detained at Police Force headquarters Abuja.

    His detention is not unconnected with the certificate forgery allegation which he published against Governor Gabriel Suswam and considered by the police to be injurious falsehood.

    The Nation gathered that the police are acting on the instruction of Governor Suswam who was cleared by the Supreme Court last week and his determined to seek redress .