The police in Edo on
Friday arraigned two LAWYERS
and a 50-year-old man over alleged conspiracy and forgery of a dead man’s will.
and a 50-year-old man over alleged conspiracy and forgery of a dead man’s will.
The LAWYERS are
Samuel Urhoghide,75, and Mercy Sheidum,46.
are
Samuel Urhoghide,75, and Mercy Sheidum,46.
They were charged along with Jona Sojah, 50, before an Oredo
Magistrate Court in Benin.
According to the
prosecution, the three persons forged a testamentary instrument purported to
have been made by Sheidum’s husband, the late Kolawole.
The prosecution
submitted that the accused conspired to commit the forgery in 1997 on the Murtala Mohammed Way,
Benin.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) REPORTS that
the second accused the third accused – Sojah – was the dead man’s co-worker.
that
the second accused the third accused – Sojah – was the dead man’s co-worker.
According to the
prosecution, the offences contravened Sections 516 and 467 (2) (f) of the Criminal Code of Edo.
The accused, however,
pleaded not guilty to the two-count charge.
The Chief Magistrate,
Mr Fred Igbinosa, granted the two LAWYERS bail on self recognition, and admitted the
third accused to bail in the sum of N100, 000 and a surety.
bail on self recognition, and admitted the
third accused to bail in the sum of N100, 000 and a surety.
The magistrate
adjourned the case till Nov. 2, for mention.
- See
more at:
http://www.vanguardngr.com/2014/10/2-lawyers-court-forgery-dead-mans-will/#sthash.7zJYZcAa.dpuf
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