Etomike Ndigwe, 49-year-old lawyer, has been arrested by police authorities over alleged forgery of public documents at Otuocha Chief Magistrates’ Court, Anambra State.
Ndigwe, based on the punishable offences under Sections 443 and 115 of the criminal code Cap 36 vol. II Revised Law of Anambra State 1991, is being charged with three counts of forgery, conspiracy and breach of public peace.
According to Richard Okoti, resident prosecutor, the offences which were committed on June 29 at Aguleri, Anambra East Local Government Area of the state revealed that Ndigwe, the accused had forged a street certificate and allegedly used the same to contest for street name in Aguleri, Anambra East Local Government Area.
Also, the accused and other persons had behaved in an unlikely manner that was capable of causing a breach of peace by removing the name on a street bearing Dr Innocent Chidumebi Okonkwo road, which was placed on houses along the street.
According to him, there was no trace of record of the purported certificate in the local government area.
When the charges were read to the accused, he pleaded not guilty and the Magistrate, Mr M.I. Ogolo granted him bail with responsible sureties.
The case has however been adjourned to August 5 for trial.
