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While the Nigerian government has continued to be silent over the certificate forgery scandal of its finance minister, Kemi Adeosun, it has successfully prosecuted a civil servant for falsifying his ICAN certificate.
James Lebi-Ayodele, who worked at the Office of the Auditor General of the Federation, was convicted by an FCT High Court in Jabi in July and sentenced to two years in prison without an option of fine for forging the Institute of Chartered Accountant of Nigeria certificate.
According to a report in Vanguard, the judge, Yusuf Halilu, said the convict would have risen to the position of the Auditor General of the Federation with a forged certificate in the future if the forgery had not been detected.
The judge also ordered Mr Lebi-Ayodele to pay ₦100, 000 in restitution.
In August, Lai Mohammed, the information minister, said the appropriate agency was still investigating the allegations against Ms Adeosun and that the president would only act at the end of the probe.
It is now over 60 days since Minister Adeosun was exposed for forgery but authorities are yet to open investigation into her case.
Many Nigerians believe Ms Adeosun’s offences might be higher than Mr Lebi-Ayodele’s, having used her forged NYSC certificate to clinch high level jobs, including those of commissioner in Ogun State, and minister in the federal cabinet.
There are suggestions that she could be prosecuted for perjury as well for presenting the fake certificate to the Ogun House of Assembly and the Senate as genuine.
Lying on oath is a criminal offence in Nigeria, which attracts jail terms.
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