The Nation Newspaper Alleged NYSC certificate forgery: Bayelsa senator gets N50m bail
Konbowei was arraigned on March 26 on a three-count charge in which he was among others, accused of allegedly forging the National Youth Service Corps certificate.Delivering the ruling yesterday, Justice Christopher Oba said he was mindful of granting bail to Konbowei and proceeded to admit him to bail at N50 million.
He rejected an oral application by the defendant’s lawyer, Gordy Uche , that he be allowed to write an undertaking to produce the senator in court till he is able to perfect the bail.The prosecution had earlier called a witness, a former senator, Moses Cleopas, who said he wrote a letter to the defendant’s primary school and discovered some inconsistencies in his certificate.
“Also, these documents were not signed and not dated. An unsigned document is worthless in law. It doesn’t pass the test of admissibility. It also has no name of the officer who signed it.”Responding, Egwuaba said the documents were responses to a letter the witness wrote.
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