The Federal Government, on Tuesday, arraigned a Lagos State monarch, Onikosi of Ikosi, Oba Alami Oloyede Onikosi before the Federal High Court in Abuja over his alleged complicity in the forgery and falsification of a judgement of the Supreme Court.
Oba Onikosi was docked alongside three others on a seven-count charge that also contained allegation of perjury.
The other defendants in the charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/242/2022, were; Muyideen Fabunmi, Alademehim Samuel and High Chief Michael Adesegun Onikoro.
Specifically, it was alleged in the charge that was signed by Police Prosecutor, CSP Joe Nwadike, that the defendants had sometimes in 2018, forged a Supreme Court judgement in suit No. 117 of 1936, "with spurious inscriptions as A739972 and 7/6/75, purported to have been delivered by one Justice C W.V CARCEY, dated 1st day of February 1937, knowing it to be false, or with intent that it may in any way be used or acted upon as genuine Supreme Court of Nigeria judgment and with such intent that any person may, in the belief that it is genuine, be induced to believe that it is a true Supreme Court of Nigeria judgment, and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 1(2)(c) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act, Cap 'M17', Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004".
Other counts in the charge, read: "That you Muyideen Fabunmi 'M', Alademehim Samuel, Oba Alami Oloyede Onikosi and High Chief Michael Adesegun Onikoro and others at large, sometimes in 2018, within the judicial division of this honourable court, did make with a different front of letters, a forged Supreme Court of Nigeria judgment document captioned Supreme Court of Nigeria judgment in Suit No. 117 of 1936 between Kale Chief Onikoro & Anor Versus Akintola & ors, purported to have been delivered by one Justice C W.V CARCEY, dated 1st day of February 1937, and in order to perfect the forgery, went further and fraudulently certified same at the Supreme Court of Nigeria judgment in the year 2020, which upon inquiry, the Supreme Court of Nigeria confirm that the certification was fraudulently obtained knowing it to be false or with intent that it may in any way be used or acted upon as genuine Supreme Court of Nigeria judgment and with such intent that any person may, in the belief that it is genuine, be induced to believe that it is a true Supreme Court of Nigeria judgment and thereby committed an offence punishable under Section 1(2)(c) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act, Cap'M17', Laws of the Federation of Nigeria".
"That you Muyideen Fabunmi 'M', Alademehim Samuel, Oba Alami Oloyede Onikosi and High Chief Michael Adesegun Onikoro and others at large, sometimes in 2018, within the judicial division of this honourable court, did knowingly make false statement by swearing on oath by way of deposing to an affidavit at the Registry of the High Court of Lagos State with intent to mislead the court that a forged Supreme Court of Nigeria judgment in suit No. 117 of 1936 with spurious inscriptions as A739972 and 7/6/75, purported to have been delivered by one Justice C W.V CARCEY, dated 1st day of February 1937 is a genuine document and thereby committed an offence contrary to Section 39(2)(a) and punishable under Section 39((2)(b) of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (Establishment) Act 2004".
Meanwhile, the defendants pleaded not guilty to the charge, even as trial Justice Inyang Ekwo allowed them to go home on terms of the administrative bail police earlier granted to them.
The court fixed January 17, 2023 for commencement of hearing in the matter.
Source: Vanguard
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