The Unbiased Corrupt Practices and Different Associated Offences Fee (ICPC) has secured the conviction of Mr Martins Ugwu who impersonated and used the certificates of his ‘greatest pal’ to safe a job on the Federal Ministry of Well being.
The ICPC had in February 2016, filed a 7-count cost earlier than Justice Abubakar Idris Kutigi, towards Ugwu, for making a false assertion to the Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Fee, via which he secured employment within the Federal Ministry of Well being, in 2006.
The Fee’s Spokesperson, Mr Demola Bakare in a press release on Tuesday mentioned the Fee mentioned the offence contravened Part 25 (1) (a) of the Corrupt Practices and Different Associated Act, 2000 and was punishable underneath Part 25 (1) (b) of the identical act.
The Convict, in accordance with the ICPC, additionally drew salaries and allowances of as much as N17.2 million between 2006 and 2016, after working for about ten years as a medical physician on the Federal Ministry of Well being with pretend paperwork.
Ugwu additionally used the pretend paperwork to obtain a workers identification card bearing the title of Dr. George Daniel Davidson, apply for annual depart in addition to a postgraduate coaching programme which might have conferred on him, a Grasp’s diploma within the Discipline of Epidemiology Apply.
Through the sentencing listening to on Tuesday on the Federal Capital Territory Excessive Court docket, Jabi, Counsel to the ICPC, Dr Osuobeni Ekoi Akponimisingha, citing Part 319 and 321 of the Administration of Legal Justice Act (ACJA) urged the court docket to order the restitution of all cash the perpetrator earned whereas he was parading himself as Dr. David George with a stolen certificates.
Delivering his judgement, Justice Kutigi said that the difficulty of quack medical doctors has taken a brand new dimension and the sentencing of Ugwu would function a deterrent to others who would possibly need to enterprise into the follow with out crucial certifications.
The Decide subsequently sentenced the pretend physician to a jail time period of 6 months (consecutively) on every of the 7 counts most well-liked towards him by the ICPC.
Justice Kutigi additionally ordered the restitution of the salaries and allowances paid to the convict whereas underneath the employment of the Federal Ministry of Well being.
He added that an extra one-year jail time period must be served in case the convict failed to fulfill up with the restitution order.
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