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How Man bagged 3 years jail term for impersonation | READ DETAILS

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Dec 15, 2020

An Ota Chief Magistrates' Court in Ogun on Tuesday, sentenced a 38-year-old man, Olaniyi Oni, to three years in a correctional centre for impersonating in a matrimonial suit.

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The Chief Magistrate, Mr O.I. Oke, sentenced Oni to three years imprisonment without an option of fine.

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Oke said that the prosecution had proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the convict was guilty of the charge preferred against him.

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Oni, whose address was not provided, was arraigned on a one-count charge of impersonation.

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He had however pleaded not guilty.

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Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp. G.O. Adebayo told the court that the convict committed the offence on Feb. 4, 2020, at about 10.00 am at Ota Chief Magistrates' Court, Ogun.

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Adebayo said the convict impersonated one Omotayo Isibor in a matrimonial suit by presenting himself as the petitioner.

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He said the court ordered the arrest of the convict immediately it was discovered that he was not the petitioner in the suit.

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He said that the offence contravened Section 484 of the Criminal Code, Laws of Ogun, 2006.

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