Anthony Damisa, an officer of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corps, Niger State Command, has been arraigned by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for alleged forgery and making of false statements.
Damisa was docked before Justice M. E. Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory High Court 3 sitting in Maitama, in Abuja.
The suit is in a Charge No: CR/348/2022 filed before the trial court, is alleging.
In a statement obtained by Blueprint correspondent the spokesperson for the ICPC, Mrs Azuka Ogugua, revealed on Thursday that the accused person used a forged Bachelor of Science Degree in Public Administration from Enugu State University of Science and Technology as well as a forged National Diploma Certificate in General Agriculture from the College of Agriculture, Yandev, Benue State to seek higher placement in the NSCDC.
ICPC also informed the court of how investigation activities revealed that the certificates presented by the defendant to his employer did not emanate from the claimed institutions.
The commission in a four-count charge is further accusing the defendant of making false statements to officers of ICPC while on their official duties.
His offences are contrary to Section 366, and punishable under Section 364 of the Penal Code Act, Cap 89, Laws of the FCT and Section 25 of the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, 2000.
