A 47-year-old woman, Jero Nwoze, appeared before an Igbosere
Magistrate’s Court in Lagos, yesterday, over alleged forgery of a letter
purportedly written by an Assistant Inspector General of Police to obtain
33,000 liters of fuel.
fuel-pump Nwoze, whose address was not given, is facing
a two-count charge of forgery and impersonation. The prosecutor, Inspector
Abbas Abayomi, told the court that the defendant committed the offenses in
January at MRS Oil Nigeria Plc, at 8, McCarthy Street, Lagos. He said the defendant
forged a letter purportedly signed by DCP Peter Tadefe, on behalf of the AIG of
Police, C Department Annex, Lagos. Abayomi said the letter was written with the
letter head paper of the Inspector General of Police and was addressed to the
Managing Director of MRS Oil Nigeria Plc, McCarthy Street, Lagos. The
prosecutor said Nwoze, presented the said letter to MRS to fraudulently obtain
33,000 liters of petrol. He said the defendant was arrested when the company
notified AIG office to confirm the letter’s authenticity, only to find out that
there was no such written order. The offenses contravened Sections 363 (1) and
380 (2) of the Criminal Laws of Lagos State, 2015. Magistrate Abimbola Komolafe
granted her N500,000 bail with two sureties in like sum. She said the sureties
must be gainfully employed, must be resident in Lagos and must show evidence of
tax payment to Lagos State Government and have their addresses verified. She
adjourned the case till April 3 for further hearing.
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