NAN-H-66
Forgery
By Tomisin Erogbogbo
Lagos, Nov. 8, 2016 (NAN) A 24-year-old security guard, Daniel Alfa, on Tuesday appeared before a Tinubu Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for alleged signature forgery.
He was alleged to have written a referral letter to another company for employment with forged signature of the Human Resource Manager (HRM) of his current employer, Tastee Fried Chicken Ltd.
The accused pleaded not guilty to the charge.
The Magistrate, Mrs Memunat Folami, granted him N200, 000 bail with two sureties in like sum.
Folami said that the accused must provide two responsible sureties who must be his blood relations.
She adjourned the case to Nov.25 for mention.
The Prosecutor, Insp Philip Osijiale, told the court that Alfa committed the offence on Oct.19 at about 10.00 a.m. at Tastee Fried Chicken Ltd, Victoria Island, Lagos, by forging the company’s HRM signature.
He said that the accused also forged his company’s letter head paper to write referral letter to another company, applying for the post of a driver.
Osijiale said that Alfa was caught when an employee of the other company, Mopheth Pharmacy, came to confirm the authenticity of the letter from the HRM.
He said the offence contravened Section 363 of the Criminal Law of Lagos State, 2011. (NAN)
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Edited by Dada Ahmed/Tajudeen Atitebi
Security guard docked for alleged signature forgery
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