A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Apo, has ordered a former House of Representatives member, Rita Orji, to make herself available to the Nigeria Police Force for interrogations, following her alleged West African Examinations Council, WAEC certificate forgery.
Recall that Orji is currently in a legal battle with the police over a petition written against her to the Force Headquarters.
The petition alleged that Orji who was in the lower Chambers and represented the Ajeromi/Ifelodun federal district between 2015 and 2019 and also ran for the same seat in the 2023 general elections under the Peoples Democratic Party, possessed a fake WAEC result.
In response to the petition, the force headquarters summoned her for interview, inquiry, and possibly prosecution regarding the claim.
Rather than accepting the police invitation, Orji dragged the police command to the FCT High Court in Apo, and urged the court to stop the command from investigating her.
She further claimed that the cops were violating her fundamental human rights.
Delivering judgement on Monday, Justice Kawu Bello ruled that Orji had a case to answer in the investigation of her WAEC certificate by the police.
He added that the Nigeria Police Force is empowered to investigate any petition brought before them according to section 200 of the constitution.
The judge dismissed the matter and ordered Rita Orji to make herself available to the police for investigation.
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