Man in trouble for parading as police boss in Abuja
EFCC, on Tuesday, arraigned one Mohammed Nuhu Maina in Abuja, on a 7-count charge of forgery and impersonation.
Maina is accused of falsely impersonating a police officer of the rank of Assistant Superintendent last October.
He was said to have dressed in a police uniform with the rank of ASP.
Maina says he didn’t commit the crime.
In view of his plea, counsel to the EFCC, Francis Jirbo, told the court to fix a date for trial and to remand the accused in prison custody.
Maina’s counsel, M.I. Tola, pleaded that his client be granted bail.
Justice Goodluck granted the defendant bail in the sum of N500,000 with two sureties in like sum. The sureties must be federal civil servants not below grade level 14 and must be resident within the FCT.
“The defendant is to be remanded in prison custody pending the fulfillment of his bail condition”, the judge added.
The case has been adjourned to March 29, 2018 for hearing.
