Man sentenced to jail for impersonation in Kaduna
Thompson Nsisongabasi
May 12, 2022
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates Court on Thursday sentenced one Waziri Gambo, a 35-year-old man, to six months imprisonment for impersonating a court clerk.
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Gambo, who resides in Kawo, Kaduna State, had begged for leniency as he pleaded guilty to conspiracy and impersonation.
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The Chief Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, however, gave the convict an option to pay a fine of N20,000.
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The Prosecution Counsel, Insp. Chidi Leo had earlier told the court that the convict and one other at large, portrayed themselves as a court clerk, a representation they knew to be false.
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According to the prosecution counsel, the convict and his accomplice are in the habit of collecting money from litigants, pretending to be court officials.
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He explained that the offence contravened the provisions of Sections 57 and 261 of the Kaduna State Penal Code.
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